US President Joe Biden says he opposes a Supreme Court move to overturn a historic law that legalised abortion, saying the right is 'fundamental' for women
"I believe that a woman's right to choose is fundamental, Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that it not be overturned," he said.
He added that if the rationale of the decision were to be sustained as released,"a whole range of rights are in question" and it would mark a"fundamental shift" in what the US has achieved. "It will fall on voters to elect pro-choice officials this November. At the federal level, we will need more pro-choice senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to adopt legislation that codifies Roe, which I will work to pass and sign into law," the president said.
The leaked document has been met with disappointment by many, including pro-abortion rights' groups and senators. However, US Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell described the leaking of the report as an"attack on the independence of the Supreme Court" and"another escalation in the radical left's ongoing campaign to bully and intimidate federal judges".
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