Can Biden pardon any woman arrested for making decisions about her own body?

[Takket]

I know that doesn't solve the problem of ACCESS (i.e. you need a PLACE to get an abortion, not just the wish to have one), but it seems a government agency could be set up with a phone number and website where any woman or doctor arrested for exercising their basic human right could call, they fill your name out on the pardon form, and Biden stamps it. And you are free to go.

[a kennedy]

1. Now that, is a perfect question.......

[AZSkiffyGeek]

2. I'd think not because state not federal crimes nt

[CincyDem]

3. Not if they're "breaking" a state law. There's no federal abortion law anymore. n/t

[SickOfTheOnePct]

6. There was never a federal abortion law

Which is the problem.

[CincyDem]

8. Agree. "anymore" was a poor word choice but you're right...it's the problem. n/t

[SickOfTheOnePct]

4. No because it's not a federal crime

At least not yet.

[dem4decades]

5. Come on, we all know that it's State law.

[RockRaven]

7. Potus pardons crimes against the US, not crimes against individual states.

i.e. violations of federal law. Nothing Biden can do, parson wise, until abortion has a federal criminal statute.

[pstokely]

9. can a govenor?

?

[Samrob]

10. Yes!

[David__77]

11. No, a governor can.

That’s an important point and gubernatorial candidates should promise to pardon anyone convicted under statutes enabled by this decision.