Impassioned Biden signs order on abortion access (Video)

(8 Jul 2022) FOR CLEAN VERSION SEE STORY NUMBER: 4387821 US NETWORK POOL via ABC NEWS VIDEOSOURCE - STRICTLY NO ARCHIVE RESALE/AUTHORIZED RE-USE BY APS BROADCAST AND DIGITAL OUTPUT ONLY Washington, DC - 8 July 2022 1. Wide U.S. President Joe Biden signs an executive order protect access to abortion ANNOTATION: Joe Biden condemned the "extreme" Supreme Court that ended the right to abortion and made an impassioned plea for Americans to vote in November. 2. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "Let's be clear from the very start, this was not a decision driven by the Constitution. Let me say it again, this was not a decision driven by the Constitution. And despite what those justices in the majority said this was not a decision driven by history." ++WHITE FLASH++ 3. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "The truth is today's Supreme Court majority that is playing fast and loose with the facts." ++WHITE FLASH++ 4. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "We need two additional pro-choice Senators and a Pro-Choice House to codify Roe as federal law. Your vote can make that a reality. I know it's frustrating and it made a lot of people very angry but the truth is this, and it's not just not me saying it, it's what the court said, when you read the decision the court has made clear it will not protect the rights of women. Period. Period." ++WHITE FLASH++ 5. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "It's my hope and strong belief that women will, in fact, turn out in record numbers to reclaim the rights that have been taken from them by the court. Let me be clear, while I wish it had not come to this, this is the fastest route available. I'm just stating a basic fundamental notion. The fastest way to restore Roe is to pass a national law codifying Roe." ++WHITE FLASH++ 6. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "Ten years old, raped, six weeks pregnant, already traumatized and is forced to travel to another state. Imagine being that little girl. Just... I'm being serious. Just imagine being that little girl. Ten years old. Does anyone believe that it's Ohio's majority view that that should not be able to be dealt with? Or in any other state in the nation?" ++WHITE FLASH++ 7. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "A ten-year-old girl should be forced to give birth to a rapist's child? I can tell you what I know. I can't think of anything that's much more extreme." ++WHITE FLASH++ 8. SOUNDBITE (English) Joe Biden, U.S. President: "When tens of millions of women vote this year they won't be alone. Millions and millions of men will be taking up the fight alongside them to restore the right to choose and the broader right to privacy in this nation that they denied existed. And the challenge from the court to the American women and men, this is a nation, the challenge is to go out and vote. Well, for God's sake, there's an election in November. Vote. Vote. Vote. Vote." ++EDIT ENDS ON SOUNDBITE++ STORYLINE: President Joe Biden on Friday condemned the "extreme" Supreme Court majority that ended a constitutional right to abortion and delivered an impassioned plea for Americans upset by the decision to "vote, vote, vote vote" in November. Under mounting pressure from fellow Democrats to be more forceful in response to the ruling, he signed an executive order to try to protect access to the procedure. Biden acknowledged the limitations facing his office, saying it would require an act of Congress to restore nationwide access to the way it was before the June 24 decision. Clients are reminded: Subscribe for more Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Website: https://apnews.com Twitter: https://twitter.com/AP Facebook: https://facebook.com/APNews Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/APNews/ You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/youtube/5ee4bc2cf1324a898a5c3750037b1afa