Kevin O’Connor, who has been Biden’s primary care physician since 2009, wrote in a six-page memo released by the White House that Biden, who turns 79 on Saturday, “remains a healthy, vigorous, 78-year-old male, who is fit to successfully execute the duties of the Presidency.” Over more than five hours Friday at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, the president underwent a battery of blood, physical, gastrointestinal, dental, vision and neurological examinations. Harris, the first woman, first Black person and first person of South Asian descent to be vice president, was - for one hour and 25 minutes - acting president while Biden was under anesthesia. Watch the briefing in the video player above. (AP) - President Joe Biden remains “healthy” and “vigorous” and fit for duty, but is showing some signs of aging, his doctor said Friday after the oldest president in American history underwent his first routine physical in office and - in a history-making moment - briefly transferred power to Vice President Kamala Harris while he underwent a colonoscopy. However, Biden asserted that the current administration will protect and defend that right of women by all means.BETHESDA, Md. There were many who disagreed with her statement stating how it should be a woman's choice to deal with the situation.įor the unversed, about six weeks ago Texas had banned abortions in the state.įollowing suit, the US Supreme Court did not stop the law from taking into effect which came as a shock to many. Since this video has gone viral, social media users have hailed Psaki for her quick and apt response. Biden-who is Catholic-would support abortion access. It's a woman's body and it's her choice,” White House press sec. She then turned to another reporter for her next question.
The president believes their rights should be respected."
I know you've never faced those choices, nor have you ever been pregnant, but for women out there who have faced those choices, this is an incredibly difficult thing.
To which Psaki responded, "He believes that it is up to a woman to make those decisions and up to a woman to make those decisions with her doctor. The reporter from Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN), a Catholic network posed another question to Psaki and stated that then who does Biden believe should look out for the unborn child? "He believes it's a women's right, it's her body and it is her choice, that's why," Psaki said. This question comes at a time when the US Supreme Court has formally denied blocking the Texas law which is banning most abortions.ĭuring the briefing, the White House Press Secretary was asked by a male reporter as to why Biden has supported abortion rights when his own Catholic faith teaches that abortion is morally wrong. While addressing the reporters recently, Psaki was questioned about US President Joe Biden's support for abortions despite his Catholic faith. A video of the incident is currently going viral on social media. White House Press Secretary Jen Psaki is currently making headlines for shutting down a male reporter at a daily briefing on Thursday. Watch: White House official Jen Psaki shuts down reporter who asked about Biden's stand on abortion rights
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