US President Joe Biden, who is pro-abortion, made a statement saying that “today is a sad day” for the country, after the Supreme Court decided to overturn the decision. Roe vs Wade.
He said on Friday that his administration will defend abortion and urged Americans to vote in the November legislative elections to secure a progressive majority in Congress and push forward abortion laws. “We need more leaders who protect this right at the local level. We have to elect representatives who do that,” Biden said.
In addition, the American president blamed the three conservative Supreme Court justices appointed by his predecessor, Donald Trump, for the court’s decision. “They are at the heart of this decision to tip the scales of justice and eliminate a fundamental right for women in this country,” Biden said, referring to Justices Neil M. Gorsuch, Brett M. Kavanaugh and Amy Coney Barrett.
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