Vice Pres. Kamala Harris: 'If the court overturns Roe v. Wade, it will be a direct assault on freedom and on the fundamental right of self-determination to which all Americans are entitled.'
before the court's formal ruling -- before launching into a three-part defense of Roe v. Wade by his administration.
"First, my administration argued strongly before the Court in defense of Roe v. Wade," Biden said, referencing oral arguments in December before the justices."We said that Roe is based on"a long line of precedent recognizing 'the Fourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty'… against government interference with intensely personal decisions.
"Second, shortly after the enactment of Texas law SB 8 and other laws restricting women's reproductive rights, I directed my Gender Policy Council and White House Counsel's Office to prepare options for an Administration response to the continued attack on abortion and reproductive rights, under a variety of possible outcomes in the cases pending before the Supreme Court. We will be ready when any ruling is issued," he continued.
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