WASHINGTON (Reuters) – “This is a sad day for the Supreme Court and the country,” U.S. President Joe Biden said after the Supreme Court overturned the Roe v Wade ruling that paved the way for legalization. abortion in the United States.
“I am convinced that Roe vs. Wade was a constitutional decision,” added the head of the White House during a televised address, believing that the Supreme Court vote set the United States back 150 years.
He lamented a “dramatic error” by the Supreme Court, which he said “criminalized abortion”, and called on Americans to elect Democratic representatives and senators in midterm elections in November in a bid to restore the right to abortion at the federal level.
“Personal freedoms are in the ballot box,” added Joe Biden. “Congress must act… The fight is not over.”
(written by Jean-Stéphane Brosse, edited by Tangi Salaün)
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