Trump’s message on the anniversary of the reversal of Roe v. Wade compared to Biden’s

Monday, June 24, 2024 marks the second anniversary of the reversal of the U.S. Supreme Court decision. Roe v. Wadeand the two likely presidential candidates delivered somewhat different messages on abortion rights.

On June 24, 2022, the United States Supreme Court officially issued a ruling overturning the nearly 50-year-old decision of the Roe v. Wade which protects a pregnant woman’s right to choose to have an abortion.

The decision overturned the 1973 decision on Roe deerwhich protected women who sought abortions “free from undue restrictive government interference,” guaranteed by the Fourteenth Amendment. Planned Parenthood v. Casey of 1992, which essentially protected these same rights, is also repealed under the new regulation.

Since this reversal, President Joe Biden has continued to criticize former President Donald Trump for his support of the decision.

In a statement shared with News week On Monday, Biden said: “Two years ago today, Donald Trump’s Supreme Court majority took away women’s fundamental freedom to access the health care they need and deserve.

“The consequences have been devastating: Across the country, Trump allies have enacted extreme and dangerous bans on abortion – most with no exceptions for rape or incest – that put women’s lives at risk and threaten doctors with prison sentences.

“Donald Trump is solely responsible for this nightmare… Given the chance, there is no doubt that he will ban abortion across the country, with or without the help of Congress. You are not don’t have to take my word for it: his advisors did.” already presented plans to do so.

Biden’s statement also noted that he and Vice President Kamala Harris continue to fight for abortion rights across the country and added: “We will not stop until we restore protections of abortion. Roe v. Wade for every woman in every state. »

On the other hand, Trump recently gave a speech at the Faith and Freedom Coalition conference in Washington, D.C., just two days before Monday’s anniversary, and mentioned the overthrow of Roe v. Wade.

During his speech, Trump thanked Supreme Court Justices Samuel Alito, Clarence Thomas, John Roberts, Brett Kavanaugh, Neil Gorsuch and Amy Coney Barrett for “the wisdom and courage they have demonstrated on this very controversial issue.” long-term. We’ve been fighting for a long time.”

“We did something incredible,” Trump said. “The big problem was that the federal government was grappling with this problem, but the people will decide, and that’s the way it should be. The people are deciding now. Some states are a little more conservative, and others are much more liberal.

News week contacted Trump’s spokesperson by email for comment.

Abortion rights are expected to be a major talking point ahead of the 2024 election, which is shaping up to be a rematch of the 2020 race between Biden and Trump. Both men are scheduled to appear Thursday for a presidential debate, where they will likely be asked about abortion rights and overturning Roe v. Wade.