If the sign that Roe v. Wade was overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court, up to Americans to defend the right to abortion in the midterm elections, to be held next November, President Joe Biden said Tuesday morning.
On Monday night, the Politico newspaper announced that the U.S. Supreme Court could overturn Roe v. Wade, who has been protecting the right to abortion since 1973. The Chief Justice confirmed on Tuesday that the document was genuine, but not final. Judges must give an official opinion before June 30.
If the Court upholds its decision, it is a radical decision, reacted Tuesday morning Joe Biden. However, she assured that her administration is ready to protect the right to abortion if necessary. I believe that women’s right to choose is important.
However, he will need the help of Americans during the mid-term elections that will take place in November, he said. The midterm election is when Americans must choose who fills the 435 seats in the House of Representatives and one-third of the 100 seats in the Senate.
” It is up to the elected officials of our country, at all levels, to protect the right of women to choose. And it is up to the voters to choose the favorable candidates. “
So far, the right to abortion in the United States is only protected by case law, thanks to Roe v. Wade, but not written in law. To do this, we need more pro-choice senators, in addition to a majority in the House of Representatives, Joe Biden said.
And senators may have to show their colors before the midterm elections. Senate Democratic Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Tuesday morning that he would ask senators to vote on codifying abortion rights into law.
All Americans can see which side each senator is onhe said, without specifying the date of this vote.
His Republican counterpart, Mitch McConnell, has called for an investigation into the leaked Supreme Court document. This, he says, is a illegal action which should be subject to criminal prosecution by the Ministry of Justice.
If Joe Biden waited a few hours before reacting, many Democrats were quick to speak out Monday night on the possibility of Roe c’s cancellation. Wade in the Supreme Court.
decision will form an abomination, one of the worst and most destructive in modern historysaid in a joint statement by the Speaker of the House of Representatives, Nancy Pelosi, and Chuck Schumer.
” If this information is correct, the Supreme Court is poised to impose the strongest restriction on rights in fifty years – not just on women, but on all Americans. “
We must protect the right to choose and list Roe v. walk the lawSenator Amy Klobuchar tweeted Monday night.
A victory for the conservative wing of Republicans
Republicans, on the other hand, hailed a long -awaited victory. This is the best and most important news of our lives, commented Rep. Marjorie Taylor Green. His colleague Josh Hawley, a Missouri senator, called on the Court to publish its verdict today.
The repeal of Roe v. Wade will effectively be the culmination of a decade -long project of the conservative wing of Republicans.
During the 2016 election campaign, Donald Trump promised that he would only appoint judges who would overturn. automatically Roe v. Wade in the Supreme Court. During his term, he brought in three justices, which combined his conservative majority (six judges out of nine).
With information from CNN, The Associated Press, Agence France-Presse and Reuters
Source: Radio-Canada
