President Joe Biden Calls SCOTUS Decision ‘A Sad Day For The Court’

On Friday, the Supreme Court decided to overthrow Roe v. Wade in a 6-3 decision.

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The 1973 landmark ruling gave women a right to safe medical abortions.

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However, that decision has now been overturned.

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It is now up to states to decide whether abortion will be allowed.

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Over twenty states have trigger laws to ban abortion already waiting for this decision.

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President Joe Biden called it “a sad day for the country.”

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He said that the “health of life” and women are now “at risk.”

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“The court laid out state laws criminalizing abortion that go back to the 1800s of rationale,” Biden said.

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“The court is literally taking American back 150 years,” he added.

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