US President Joe Biden has vowed that he will legalize abortion if the Democrats win the mid-term elections. His promise to codify Roe v. Wade into law comes amidst an uphill battle faced by the Democratic candidates.

Democrats currently control the House with 220 seats to Republicans' 211, meaning a shift of just five seats would transfer power to the GOP.

Democrats also hold the Senate by a thin margin with Vice President Kamala Harris' tie-breaking vote, for an edge of 51-50.

Elections will be held in November for 435 seats in the House and 35 seats in the Senate. Elections are being held for all 36 governorships.
President Joe Biden vowed Tuesday to codify Roe v. Wade into law should Democrats win the midterm elections in November.

Biden's rallying cry for abortion ahead of Election Day comes as new polling shows Democratic candidates facing uphill battles in races across the country for the House, Senate, and governorships.

"Here's the promise I make to you and the American people: The first bill that I will send to Congress will be to codify Roe v. Wade,” Biden declared in a speech at a Democratic National Committee (DNC) event held at the Howard Theater in Washington, D.C.

Flanked by pro-abortion activists and women holding signs saying “Defend Choice” and “Restore Roe,” Biden, a Catholic, urged Americans to vote Democrat at the polls in November if they want to cement Roe into law.

Condemning Republicans as “extremists,” the president threatened that if the GOP took back Congress in November, House Minority Leader Rep.

Kevin McCarthy would move to pass a nationwide abortion ban.

"If such a bill were to pass in the next couple of years, I'll veto it," Biden whispered loudly into the microphone.

Biden's abortion push comes on the heels of recent polling showing that public support for Biden and other Democrats is lagging.

Many Democrats are betting that abortion will be an effective campaign issue for them.

But polling has shown that voters across all demographics are more concerned with the state of the economy. A recent Kaiser poll reported that although the Dobbs ruling has motivated women and other key populations to vote Democrat in November, 74% of registered voters cited inflation and gas prices as “very important” to their midterm vote compared with only 55% who cited abortion access as a top concern.

As the pro-life group Live Action has reported, all state abortion bans have explicitly ensured that treatment for miscarriages and ectopic pregnancies remains legal.