Barack and Michelle Obama reacted to the publication of a draft decision reconsidering the right to abortion in the United States.
“A blow not only to women, but to all those who believe in a free society.” Tuesday, Barack and Michelle Obama reacted to the publication of a draft decision of the Supreme Court reconsidering the right to abortion in the United States. This document, a draft of which the Court confirmed the authenticity specifying that it was not about the final text, justifies to put an end to Roe v. Wade, the 1973 decision which legalized the right to abortion at the federal level and returns the States to legislate one by one. “There are limits to government invasion of our personal lives,” the Obamas said, defending “a part of our lives that is not subject to state interference, which includes personal decisions about who you sleep with, who you marry, if you use contraception or if you don’t want to bear children”.
Here’s my statement with Michelle on the draft Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/xBJJkLYGlQ
— Barack Obama (@BarackObama) May 3, 2022
The two Democrats recall “that we have already seen states with laws restricting the right to abortion”, resulting in an injustice between women who can afford to go to a permissive state against those who do not: “ This is an outcome that no one should want. But it is a strong reminder of the central role played by the courts in protecting our rights – and of the fact that elections have consequences”, they thunder, a reference to the three conservative judges that Donald Trump was able to appoint to the Supreme Court, permanently upsetting the balance within the body and of which the leaked decision is a direct consequence.
“How dare they?” thunders Kamala Harris
Tuesday, Joe Biden had also called for a mobilization at the polls, during the mid-term elections next November, in reaction to this decision which would also return to that of 1992, Planned Parenthood v. Casey, who preserved essential parts of Roe but felt that the viability of the fetus was no longer a necessary criterion. “At the federal level, we need more pro-choice senators and a pro-choice majority in the House to pass legislation that codifies Roe, which I will work to get passed and signed into law,” pledged the American president.
Its Vice President Kamala Harris, who spoke at the gala for pro-choice organization Emily’s List, sharply criticized the possible removal of Roe v. Wade: “How dare they? How dare they try to deny a woman her rights and freedoms? Women’s rights in the United States are targeted. Today, we know our goal, we also know what we are up against,” she said, hours after Republican Oklahoma Governor Kevin Stitt signed into law a law banning abortion after six weeks in prison. pregnancy (a time when many women are still unaware they are pregnant), following the example of a law passed in Texas. “I want Oklahoma to be the most pro-life state in the country,” pledged the elected conservative of a state to which Texans turned, who could no longer have recourse to an abortion since the news. law.
Texas law, in addition to having no exception for incest or rape, provides for a reward of up to $10,000 for anyone who reports an abortion and wins the lawsuit brought against the woman or those who had it. helped. No court fees will be reimbursed for accused persons even if they are declared not guilty, unlike those who have filed a complaint and won a trial.