Shortly after the Supreme Court released its opinion overturning Roe v. Wade, President Biden condemned the decision and announced actions he will take to ensure abortion healthcare access for all Americans.
“It’s a sad day for the Court and for the country,” said Biden. “The health and life of women of this nation are now at risk.”
Describing the decision as “cruel” with consequences that will fall hardest on poor women, Biden noted the real and immediate consequences of the decision. “State laws banning abortion are automatically taking effect today, jeopardizing the health of millions of women, some without exceptions. So extreme that the women can be punished for protecting their health. So extreme that women and girls are forced to bear their rapists’ child as a consequence. It just stuns me.
Women must remain free to travel safely to another state to seek care they need. My administration will defend that bedrock right.Biden also pledged that his administration will protect access to abortion medications. Biden warned that “extremist governors and state legislators are looking to block the mail, or search medicine cabinets, or control a woman’s actions by tracking data on the app she uses. This is wrong and extreme and out of touch with the majority of Americans.
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