A year after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Vice President Harris took the stage in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Saturday to further strengthen his efforts to codify access to abortion in federal law. I attended to do so.
She said the conservative court majority that overturned the Roe decision has sparked “America’s healthcare crisis.” “Well, they are.”
Harris and President Biden on Friday received early support from women’s rights groups and abortion access nonprofits, with Harris suggesting abortion rights will be a key part of his 2024 re-election bid.
“So-called extremist leaders have enacted laws banning abortion, with no exceptions for survivors of rape and incest crimes,” she said in the paper. video messageposted on Saturday.
“They want to pass a nationwide anti-abortion bill,” Harris added. “We will not allow them to destroy the fundamental rights and principles on which our country is based.”
Political experts point to abortion rights as one reason Democrats outperformed expectations in the 2022 midterm elections. Since becoming the first female vice-president, Ms. Harris has made reproductive and women’s rights one of her main agendas.
“In our country, we cannot allow people to suffer in silence without telling their stories. I can’t get people to understand the importance of having that feeling and conveying the feeling that you don’t have to do something like that.” It’s kind of an experience,” Harris said Saturday.
The vice president also pledged to “continue to do our part” with Mr. Biden, including pushing for legislation codifying the protections Mr. Low provided.
She also shared a video from the White House with the caption, “The Biden-Harris administration continues to fight to allow women to make decisions about their health, lives, families and future.”
Since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision last year, Law’s constitutional right to abortion has been repealed, and 24 states, including North Carolina, have passed or passed laws restricting access to abortions. Enforced. These laws face legal challenges in nine states.
An NBC News poll released Thursday found that 61 percent of Americans disapprove of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Mr. Low. This includes about one-third of Republicans and 80% of women.
Harris said the administration’s goal is to pass a bill that would codify access to abortion procedures in federal law and legalize it despite a court ruling last year.
“Democrats are fighting for a bill to restore reproductive rights and protections in Roe v. Wade.” Harris tweeted Saturday. “And the majority of Americans are with us.”
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