In his State of the Union address on Tuesday, 1 March, US President Joe Biden called attention to the attacks on abortion rights, stating that they are "under attack as never before." However, he did not mention the word 'abortion' in his speech, several Twitter users pointed out.
"The constitutional right affirmed by Roe v. Wade – standing precedent for half a century – is under attack as never before," Biden said, referring to the 1973 Supreme Court case that guaranteed a person's right to get an abortion.
"If you want to go forward – not backwards – we must protect access to health care. Preserve a woman's right to choose and continue to advance maternal health care for all Americans."Joe Biden, US President