Biden says 'a woman's right to choose is fundamental' and it's up to states and voters to protect it after Roe v. Wade leak: Schumer and Pelosi accuse conservative justices of 'ripping up the Constitution', lying to the Senate and blame Trump

Daily Mail UK ^ | May 3, 2022 | Elizabeth Elkind

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President Joe Biden said women have a 'fundamental' right to an abortion and called on American voters to 'elect pro-choice officials this November' in Tuesday morning statement, hours after an explosive report that suggests the Supreme Court is poised to overturn Roe v. Wade.

He also pledged the White House would be 'ready when any ruling is issued.'

Less than 12 hours earlier, the Democratic leaders of Congress released a joint statement blasting the leaked opinion as an 'abomination' and accusing the high court's conservatives of 'ripping up the Constitution.'

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer then took to the Senate floor and delivered a searing rebuke echoing his Monday night statement with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and announcing the Senate will hold a vote on federal abortion legislation -- after a similar effort tanked earlier this year.

The president's statement began, 'We do not know whether this draft is genuine, or whether it reflects the final decision of the Court. With that critical caveat, I want to be clear on three points about the cases before the Supreme Court.'

'First, my administration argued strongly before the Court in defense of Roe v. Wade. 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.” I believe that a woman’s right to choose is fundamental, Roe has been the law of the land for almost fifty years, and basic fairness and the stability of our law demand that it not be overturned.'

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