Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

DigitalDrifter · Jul 20, 2022

Libs will be quiet on this.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY - Yesterday 4:55 PM

USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

In the aftermath of the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, which gave Americans the constitutional right to an abortion, President Joe Biden's history on the issue has drawn renewed scrutiny.

A Facebook post shared June 27 shows a screenshot of a tweet senior editor of The Federalist David Harsanyi shared with a link to a New York Times article titled "When Joe Biden Voted to Let States Overturn Roe v. Wade."

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"In 1982 Joe Biden proposes a constitutional amendment that would overturn Roe v. Wade and allow states to choose their own policies on abortion," reads the tweet, which amassed over 10,000 likes since it published on June 24.

The Facebook post generated 3,000 shares in less than a week. Similar posts have amassed hundreds of interactions on Facebook and Twitter.

But the claim is off the mark.

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Sen. Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, introduced the constitutional amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade in 1981, not Biden. Biden did vote in favor of it in 1982, however.

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BackAgain · Jul 20, 2022

But but but

When was that in relation to his brain surgeries?

Yarddog · Jul 20, 2022

DigitalDrifter said:
Libs will be quiet on this.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY - Yesterday 4:55 PM

USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

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For him being a politician, Senator, Vice president... President.... it's all just a job. He wants the money and position. Actual stances on an ideal or policy? Obviously those will change according to his needs, and thats true with so many life long politicians.
Its really disgusting that the core media covers and aids these people.

rightwinger · Jul 20, 2022

So, 40 years ago, Biden opposed abortion

:ack-1:

DigitalDrifter · Jul 20, 2022

Did MSLSD bring this up?

Independentthinker · Jul 20, 2022

rightwinger said:
So, 40 years ago, Biden opposed abortion

Apparently you aren't up to date on your wokeness. People are to be held accountable for their past, no matter how long ago it was. They are trying to erase George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, and others from the history books going back a lot further than 40 years. So, why shouldn't Biden be held accountable for something more up to date?

rightwinger · Jul 20, 2022

Independentthinker said:
Apparently you aren't up to date on your wokeness. People are to be held accountable for their past, no matter how long ago it was. They are trying to erase George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Lincoln, and others from the history books going back a lot further than 40 years. So, why shouldn't Biden be held accountable for something more up to date?

GeorgeWashington voted for RoeV Wade

You can look it up

Rigby5 · Dec 11, 2022

rightwinger said:
GeorgeWashington voted for RoeV Wade

You can look it up

Agreed.
George Washington and all the founders wanted abortion to remain legal.

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Before 1840, abortion was widespread and largely-stigma-free for American women.
The first anti-abortion advocates in the United States were male physicians who sought to make abortion illegal to push out competition from midwives and female healers.
The idea that fetuses have rights and those rights trump those of living women and girls is a relatively new concept, historians say.

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Rigby5 · Dec 11, 2022

Biden is a miserable candidate.
He not only was wrong to oppose abortion, but was the author of the 1994 federal crime bill that created the War on Drugs, 3 strikes, mandated sentences, and lots of illegal things.
Biden should not be held in high regard.

But he currently is better than someone who currently opposes abortion.

Augustine_ · Dec 11, 2022

DigitalDrifter said:
Libs will be quiet on this.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY - Yesterday 4:55 PM

USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

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Good for him that he became a better man since then. Similar to Obama and his stance on gay marriage.

RoshawnMarkwees · Dec 11, 2022

Rigby5 said:
Biden is a miserable candidate.
He not only was wrong to oppose abortion, but was the author of the 1994 federal crime bill that created the War on Drugs, 3 strikes, mandated sentences, and lots of illegal things.
Biden should not be held in high regard.

But he currently is better than someone who currently opposes abortion.

What if the one opposing the abortion is the father of the baby?

Superbadbrutha · Dec 11, 2022

DigitalDrifter said:
Libs will be quiet on this.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY - Yesterday 4:55 PM

USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

MSN

Trump was pro-choice in 1999, but it didn't stop you from voting for him.

Lakhota · Dec 11, 2022

DigitalDrifter said:
Libs will be quiet on this.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY - Yesterday 4:55 PM

USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

MSN

So Biden evolved. Good for him.

Catsnmeters · Dec 12, 2022

DigitalDrifter said:
Libs will be quiet on this.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

Sudiksha Kochi, USA TODAY - Yesterday 4:55 PM

USA TODAY reached out to social media users who shared the claim for comment.

MSN

Because no politicians have ever changed their minds in abortion. Sigh...

RoshawnMarkwees · Dec 12, 2022

Catsnmeters said:
Because no politicians have ever changed their minds in abortion. Sigh...

But it’s OK to remove statues of founding fathers even though attitudes on slavery changed, right?

Catsnmeters · Dec 12, 2022

RoshawnMarkwees said:
But it’s OK to remove statues of founding fathers even though attitudes on slavery changed, right?

I don't see the correlation here.

CarsomyrPlusSix · Dec 12, 2022

Lakhota said:
So Biden evolved. Good for him.

Devolved.

But real talk, Biden has always been a snake with no principles, only desiring power. He changed because Democrat voters changed to be more shameless and bloodthirsty.

RoshawnMarkwees · Dec 12, 2022

Catsnmeters said:
I don't see the correlation here.

You like to selectively excuse people based on attitudes of eras.

Catsnmeters · Dec 12, 2022

RoshawnMarkwees said:
You like to selectively excuse people based on attitudes of eras.

You seem to have done a lot of research on me.

What else do I like to do?

RoshawnMarkwees · Dec 12, 2022

Catsnmeters said:
You seem to have done a lot of research on me.

What else do I like to do?

You’re a democrat. That speaks for itself.

Fact check: In 1982, Biden voted in support of an amendment to overturn Roe v. Wade

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