Biden says end of Roe left ‘cruel reality’ for women in the US
“The cruelty is astounding. An affront to a women’s dignity being told by extreme politicians to wait, to get sicker and sicker to the point where her life may be in danger before you can get the care you need. That cruel reality is the result of extreme Republicans who for years have made it their mission to end Roe v. Wade decision,” the president added.
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Harris blasts Trump for saying he was ‘proud’ to end Roe: ‘How dare he’
“Proud that women across our nation are suffering? Proud that women have been robbed of a fundamental freedom? Proud that doctors could be thrown in prison for caring for their patients? That young women today have fewer rights than their mothers and grandmothers? How dare he,” Harris said.
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White House unveils new actions to protect contraception, emergency abortion access
“Because of Republican elected officials, women’s health and lives are at risk. In states across the country, women are being turned away from emergency rooms, forced to go to court to seek permission for the medical attention they need, and made to travel hundreds of miles for health care,” Biden said in a statement.
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Why Vice President Harris went to Wisconsin today to talk about abortion
“These extremists want to roll back the clock to a time before women were treated as full citizens – to the 1800s. Just look at what happened here in Wisconsin,” Harris will say in her speech, according to excerpts..
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