Why Biden Needs to Go Big on Abortion

Article originally appeared in Washington Monthly on May 10th, 2021

And one of the easiest ways Biden could go big on abortion is to talk about it openly and often, said Renee Bracey Sherman, founder and executive director of We Testify, an organization that fights stigma around abortion by sharing the stories of real people who have them. She said that if Biden really considers himself pro-choice, he needs to tell the American people a clear story about abortion and why expanding access to it matters. He can and should use his trademark empathy and relatability to remind voters of the human reality of abortion, something he’s done often when it comes to sexual assault survivors and the transgender community. He can tell everyone who needs an abortion and is struggling to get one, “I’ve got your back.”

“He seems to be able to say that for everything else,” Bracey Sherman said. “Why can he not say it for abortion?”