First on CNN: Biden to zero in on abortion rights at DNC event 3 weeks from Election DayPresident Joe Biden in Irvine, California, on October 14, will try to keep abortion rights in the spotlight when he speaks at a Democratic National Committee event in Washington, DC, a Democratic official told CNN. Biden and many Democrats have sought to make abortion rights a central focus of the campaign after the US Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which removed the federal right to an abortion. In both political and official White House venues, the President has zeroed in on the fight to protect abortion rights in recent weeks, pushing back on Republican-led efforts to enact abortion restrictions at the federal and state level. While Democrats hope abortion rights will motivate voters, a recent CNN/SSRS poll found that the economy remains the central focus for voters, with 90 percent of registered voters saying it was extremely or very important to their vote. "Voters need to make their voices heard," Biden said in June in the wake of the Dobbs ruling.

Source: CNN October 15, 2022 22:32 UTC