BIDEN: 'There are so many fundamental rights that are affected by that, and I'm not prepared to leave that to the whims of the public at the moment.' /60A8ma69ff- May 3, 2022īiden, a Catholic, has said he is personally anti-abortion but respects a woman's right to have the procedure, and his comments marked the first time he has said the word 'abortion' since being sworn in as president.