Virginia speech: “The greatest responsibility for deprivation of liberty”
Even the First Lady and the Vice President mobilized their support to criticize
While former President Donald Trump won the New Hampshire primary following Iowa, President Joe Biden launched an attack, saying, “Trump is the person who took away the freedom of abortion.”
According to the Associated Press on the 23rd (local time), President Biden said during a visit to Virginia with Vice President Kamala Harris that day, “Trump says you won’t be interested (in abortion rights), but he’s wrong.”
President Biden fiercely criticized Trump, saying, “Trump is betting that we won’t hold him accountable, but he’s wrong,” adding, “The person most responsible for taking away this (abortion right) freedom in the United States is Donald Trump.”
President Harris also strongly criticized former President Trump, calling him “the person who designed the medical crisis caused by abortion restrictions across the United States.” At the same time, he said, “In America, freedom is neither given nor granted. “This is a natural right,” he raised his voice.
First lady Jill Biden and Vice President Harris’ husband Doug Emhoff also attended the event. This is the first time the four people have appeared together since the campaign began, and the AP analyzed that this reflects how important the Democratic Party considers the issue of abortion this year.
“Secrecy, shame, silence, danger and even death defined that era for so many women,” Mrs. Biden said, referring to the story of a friend who became pregnant in high school years before the Roe v. Wade decision that recognized a woman’s right to terminate a pregnancy. “He criticized.
Emhoff also said, “Reproductive freedom is not just a woman’s issue, it’s everyone’s issue,” and emphasized that men are also needed in the fight for abortion rights.
The phrase ‘Restore Roe v. Wade’ was written on the speech stage, and the audience chanted “Four more years” and criticized former President Trump.
Previously, on the eve of the 51st anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, the White House announced government-level measures to guarantee abortion rights and began to raise the issue of abortion rights in the presidential election phase.
Abortion rights are in crisis when the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade in June 2022. This was the effect of a large number of conservative Supreme Court justices being appointed under the former Trump administration.
Since then, some state governments have passed laws restricting abortion, while voices opposing them have also grown louder, making it a major issue that will influence voter choice in this year’s presidential election.
Source: Donga
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