Biden speaks on Supreme Court draft against abortion: "A woman's right to choose is fundamental"

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The President of the United States, Joe Biden, issued a statement Tuesday on the right to abortion in the case Roe vs.

Wade, after

published what he said is a draft opinion that would overturn the historic ruling.

• Supreme Court draft would overturn Roe v.

  Wade, the case that decriminalized abortion, publishes

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The president began his statement with a "critical" clarification.

"We do not know if this draft is genuine or if it reflects the final decision of the Court. With that critical caveat, I want to be clear on three points about the cases before the Supreme Court."

He continued: "First, my administration argued strongly before the Court in defense of Roe v. Wade. We said that Roe draws on 'a long line of precedent recognizing the

... against interference government into intensely personal decisions.' I believe a woman's right to choose is fundamental, Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and the basic fairness and stability of our law demand that it not be overturned."

In his second point, he noted that "shortly after the enactment of Texas SB 8 and other laws restricting women's reproductive rights, I directed my Council on Gender Policy and the Office of the White House Counsel to prepare options for a government response to the ongoing assault on abortion and reproductive rights, under a variety of possible outcomes in the cases pending before the Supreme Court. We will be ready when any ruling is made."

• Roe vs.

  Wade: the case that decriminalized abortion in the United States

Lastly, she mentioned that "if the Court overrules Roe, it will fall on our nation's elected officials at all levels of government to protect women's right to choose. And 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 to codify Roe, which I will work to pass and sign into law."

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