Article authors:
Reuters
Andrea Shalal and Trevor Hunnicutt
ABOARD AIR FORCE ONE — Nonetheless, one-sided to counter the "extreme" ruling that ends the US right to abortion A spokesman said he "respects" the Supreme Court of President Joe Biden, who is considering action, and sees no need to expand his membership.
According to spokesman Karine Jean-Pierre, Biden is looking for more "solutions" in the aftermath of the abortion decision, including the possibility of a one-sided presidential order.
But when I talked to a reporter on Air Force One, she didn't provide a timeline for the release of such an order and downplayed its importance: "This decision is below. I couldn't fill the hole I made, "she said. "The only way to make it whole again is for Congress to act."
Still, Biden continues to respect the authority of the Supreme Court, Jean-Pierre said. Said.
"When the president commented on the court's decision, it was about an" extreme "decision," she said when the president traveled to Germany for the Group of Seven Summit in a rich country. I did.
"He sees the court as clearly legal and respects it ... it's the court he respects very much."
On Saturday, Byden again He condemned the court's decision at the beginning of the week to limit the rights of abortion and expand the rights of gun owners. "The Supreme Court has made some terrible decisions," he told reporters.
The legally binding ruling infuriated the liberals, who were fascinated by the conservative majority of the country's supreme judiciary, 6-3.
Biden's expert committee will discuss whether to recommend reforms to the court's structure, including expanding its membership beyond nine judges. I got stuck in.
"It's the president's disagreement about the expansion of the court," said Jean-Pierre. "That's not what he wants to do."
She refused to work on other reform proposals discussed by the Commission, such as imposing a term limit on judges.
Jean-Pierre said she expects additional legal challenges for new state-level restrictions on women traveling to seek abortion. (Report by Andrea Sharal on Air Force One and Trevor Funikat in Washington, additional report by Daphne Psaledakis, edited by Chizu Nomiyama and Alistair Bell)
