Green Party - In 1974, then-Senator Joe Biden stated in regards to #RoeVsWade, "I don't like the Supreme Court decision on abortion. I think it went too far." He went on to say, "I don't think that a woman has the sole right to say what should happen to her body."
In 1982, Biden was 1 of only 2 Democratic lawmakers who supported a constitutional amendment allowing states to overturn Roe v. Wade and pass their own laws on abortion. 9 years later, Biden was largely to blame for the confirmation of anti-abortion Justice Clarence Thomas.In 2015, eventual Democratic nominee for president Hillary Clinton told MSNBC "[If] there's a way to structure some kind of constitutional restriction [on abortion] that takes into account the life of the mother and her health, then I'm open to that."In 2017, Pelosi asserted that Dems fighting for abortion rights were "hurting the party" and that they should be open to anti-choice candidates. Senator Sanders & DNC head Tom Perez echoed these sentiments, the party should not "demand fealty" to the party's ostensibly pro-choice positions.
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