Kamala Harris says that if Roe falls, it will be the first time in at least five decades that Americans would have a right once promised taken away.
Like LGBTQ people nationwide, I can’t help but worry that the legal logic that might topple Roe will be used against my marriage.Harris said that if the Supreme Court determines that access to abortion is no longer guaranteed, it will be the first time in at least five decades that Americans have a right taken away.
“The strength of our country has always been that we fight to move forward — that we believe in expansion of rights, not the restriction of rights,” she said in a virtual meeting with doctors who practice reproductive healthcare in Oklahoma, Texas, California, Kansas and Missouri. “So this, when and it if it happens, will be an extreme step backward.”
The prospect of Roe being overturned has incensed many on the left, and it has the potential to turn abortion into a major issue in the midterm elections, which have been dominated by concerns over inflation and gas prices. Harris’ remarks Thursday indicate that she is emerging as a leading Democratic voice on the issue. Earlier this month, sheAfter the Senate, under Republican control in 2020, cemented a 6-3 conservative bloc on the high court with the confirmation of Justice
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