Despite Frustration, Democrats Likely Powerless to Counter SCOTUS Abortion Decision

President Joe Biden, with (L-R) Vice President Kamala Harris, Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), arrives to speak about the American Rescue Plan in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington on March 12, 2021. Olivier Douliery/AFP via Getty Images

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Democrats in both the legislature and the White House have few options open to them to counter the Supreme Court’s (SCOTUS) expected decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite efforts to use legislation or executive powers to do so.