WASHINGTON: A year after the US Supreme Court scrapped the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, President Joe Biden on Saturday (Jun 24) vowed to fight against the 'extreme and dangerous' effort by Republicans to curb access to the procedure nationwide. The high court's decision to
WASHINGTON: A year after the US Supreme Court scrapped the constitutional right to abortion in the United States, President Joe Biden on Saturday vowed to fight against the"extreme and dangerous" effort by Republicans to curb access to the procedure nationwide.passed the regulation of abortion back to individual states - some of which have since moved to drastically restrict the procedure.
Some 20 states, mostly in the South and Midwest, have prohibited abortion outright or severely restricted access while others, mainly on the coasts, have moved to protect it. "It's a blessing to have the abortion decision going back to the states," said Laura, a stay-at-home mother to five children."But ultimately what we want is the unborn children to be protected - that everyone in our country will have the right to live."
Abortion rights proved a key issue for Democrats in the 2022 midterm elections, and are likely to be just as important in the 2024 presidential race.
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