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US President Joe Biden reacted to the Supreme Court ruling that abortion is no longer considered a constitutional right. With the annulment of the historic Roe v. Wade, in force since 1973 and which declared abortion as a women’s right, now each state will decide whether the termination of pregnancy is prohibited or not. At least half of the states have already enacted anti-abortion laws early.
“It is a sad day for the court and for the country, with this decision, the United States goes back 150 years,” Biden said in a statement at the White House after learning of the Supreme Court ruling this Friday, June 24.
The US president assured that the Supreme Court has “criminalized abortion” and repeatedly referred to the interruption of pregnancy as a right that should be guaranteed to all women.
Under the idea that each state will now define its own laws regarding the interruption of pregnancy, Biden affirmed that “women cannot be prevented from traveling to access abortion.”
And it is that after the announcement, at least 13 states declared themselves to declare, in advance, laws that will prohibit abortion statewide.
“We know that at least half of the states want to restrict the right to abortion in their territories and at least 12 states would seek to restrict it completely,” Catalina Martínez Coral, regional director for Latin America and the Caribbean at the Human Rights Center, told France 24. reproductive.
The right to abortion, at the center of the political bid
Joe Biden made two invitations to the American people: the first, so that any legitimate demonstration in favor or against the decision is peaceful and does not generate disturbances; the second, urging citizens to actively vote for Democratic senators and congressmen in the mid-term elections to try to balance the balance in the legislation around abortion.
“This fall, Roe is on the ballot. Personal freedoms are on the ballot,” the US president said.
Mitchel McConnel, leader of the Republican minority in the US Senate for the Republican Party, assured that the sentence is a “historic victory for the Constitution and for the most vulnerable in society.”
The Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs is courageous and correct. This is a historic victory for the Constitution and for the most vulnerable in our society. My full statement: https://t.co/oPTzOYOeAU
— Leader McConnell (@LeaderMcConnell) June 24, 2022
And it is that before his departure, former President Donald Trump (2017-2021) managed to introduce three openly Republican judges to the Supreme Court who are considered by human rights groups and political analysts as extremely conservative leaders.
A woman’s fundamental health decisions are her own to make, in consultation with her doctor & her loved ones – not to be dictated by far-right politicians. While Republicans seek to punish & control women, Democrats will keep fighting fiercely to enshrine Roe v. Wade into law.
— Nancy Pelosi (@SpeakerPelosi) June 24, 2022
“Donald Trump undermined democracy not only by appointing three judges who go against rights, but also by institutionalizing human rights that are basic to women’s health are not taken into account, which makes invisible the latent need in a country that claims to be completely free,” added Catalina Martínez Coral, a lawyer for Causa Justa, in an interview with France 24.
More reactions to the sentence
The United Nations, human rights organizations, former presidents of the United States and leaders of several countries have spoken out about the historic decision of the American legal system.
“The Supreme Court ruling is a major setback for women’s rights and gender equality,” the UN Human Rights office said.
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