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Biden's Democrats could lose control of the House of
Representatives, and possibly the Senate too, in November
midterm elections.
He is trying to rally the party and its supporters around
abortion rights, which were sharply curtailed by the Supreme
Court's decision nearly four months ago to overturn the landmark
Roe v Wade ruling.
"The president will speak about the choice that voters face this
November between Republicans who want to ban abortion
nationwide, and Democrats who want to codify Roe into law to
protect women's reproductive freedom," the Democratic National
Committee said of Biden's speech at the historic Howard Theatre
in Washington on Tuesday.
Biden and top White House officials this month announced new
guidelines and grants to protect abortion and contraception
rights. He has said he would not "sit by and let Republicans
throughout the country enact extreme policies."
Abortion bans have gone into effect in more than a dozen states
since the Supreme Court's ruling on June 24.
The issue had created some momentum for Democratic candidates
ahead of the November elections, but recent polls still show
Republicans are likely to retake control of the House of
Representatives with many voters concerned about inflation.
(Reporting by Andrea Shalal; Additional reporting by Steve
Holland and Jeff Mason; Editing by Kenneth Maxwell)
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