Seven months after repealing the nationwide right to abortion in the United States, President Joe Biden has shown himself combative. The fight for abortion rights is “not over,” Biden wrote on Twitter on the 50th anniversary of the landmark “Roe v. Wade” ruling on Sunday.
“Actually, we should have celebrated the 50th anniversary of ‘Roe v. Wade’ today,” wrote the US President. Instead, “MAGA Republicans are waging a war on women’s right to choose their health care,” the Democrat said, referring to supporters of former President Donald Trump and his slogan “Make America Great Again”.
Last June, the US Supreme Court with its conservative majority of judges overturned “Roe v. Wade”, which had enshrined a nationwide basic right to abortion. This gave states the right to massively restrict or ban abortions. Around 20 conservative states have now done so.
Biden said on Twitter that he has always fought to protect abortion rights and will continue to do so. However, its influence is relatively limited as the battle is now primarily fought at the state level. Anti-abortion activists continue their fight against abortion in states where the procedure is still legal. Conservative politicians have also brought up a nationwide ban on abortion.
In his tweets, Biden called on Congress to pass legislation enshrining the fundamental right to abortion. But since the Republicans have held the majority in the House of Representatives since the midterm elections, such a law has virtually no chance of success.
Vice President Kamala Harris also joined calls for abortion rights protection in Tallahassee, Florida. “How dare you?” she asked in an impassioned speech to a group of pro-choice advocates.
To loud applause, Harris attacked recent abortion-restriction laws being passed by “extremists, including in states like Florida.” “We will not back down,” she said.
Florida, whose Republican governor Ron DeSantis is considered the rising star of American conservatives, now bans abortions after the 15th week – with no exceptions for incest or rape.
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