01/22/2024

Biden Expands Abortion and Contraception Protections on Roe Anniversary

The president’s team seized on an issue that has helped Democrats

Vice President Harris framed the fight for abortion access in searing terms in this battleground state Monday afternoon, highlighting what she called “the horrific reality that women are facing every single day” since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade 18 months ago.

Harris also left little doubt that her remarks were aimed at former president Donald Trump. “As we face this crisis and as we are clear-eyed about the harm, let us also understand who is responsible, shall we?” she said. “The former president handpicked three Supreme Court justices because he intended for them to overturn Roe. He intended for them to take away your freedoms. And it is a decision he brags about.”

Harris' remarks on the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the Supreme Court case granting a constitutional right to an abortion, came as the Biden administration is trying to mobilize the Democratic base around the fight for reproductive freedom. Her appearance was part of a full-court press on abortion rights being unleashed by the Biden team this week, as the administration announced a string of new steps Monday intended to ensure access to contraception, abortion medication and emergency abortions at hospitals.

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