Biden slams US Supreme Court as 'out of control'

US President Joe Biden. Credit: AFP Photo

US President Joe Biden on Friday branded the conservative-majority Supreme Court as "out of control" after its landmark ruling last month that overturned the nationwide right to abortion, in force since 1973.

"We cannot allow an out-of-control Supreme Court working in conjunction with extremist elements of the Republican Party to take away freedoms and our personal autonomy," he said.

"The choice we face as a nation is between the mainstream and the extreme."