White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre said overturning Roe v. Wade was an “unconstitutional action by” the Supreme Court. It was entirely constitutional for the court to rule as it did.
Jean-Pierre was responding to a question suggesting the White House had been slow in issuing executive orders on abortion access.
Although many Americans have joined Jean-Pierre and the Biden White House in disagreeing with the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, it is widely accepted that the court was acting within its powers. . In 1803, the court wrote that"it is emphatically the duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is.""If a 10-year-old became pregnant as a result of rape and it was threatening her life, then that’s not an abortion.""There is no question the court had the power to do what it did" in overturning Roe v. Wade, Zick said.