President Biden's reelection campaign on Monday commemorated the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade with an ad featuring an obstetrician-gynecologist who was unable to obtain an abortion in Texas after the landmark law was overturned. .
A 60-second ad titled “compulsion'' is narrated by Dr. Austin Dennard, a Texas obstetrician-gynecologist and mother of three, who explains that she had to leave the state for the surgery. The blame lies squarely with former President Trump, the leading Republican candidate.
Dennard said in the ad that she had a planned pregnancy two years ago, but learned that the fetus was in a fatal condition and had no chance of survival.
“In Texas, we are being forced to get pregnant because Donald Trump overturned Roe v. Wade. Our choice was completely taken away. I risked my life to stay pregnant. ” she added.
The ad will air Monday in battleground states and will air nationally during the season premiere of ABC's “The Bachelor.” The show will also air on channels including HGTV, TLC, Bravo, Hallmark, Food Network and Oxygen, the Biden campaign said.
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It will also be conducted in battleground states during Sunday's NFL Conference Championships.
“This ad is a solemn reminder to women across the country of President Donald Trump's devastating legacy and, if elected, will use every agency and tool of the federal government to further this anti-abortion movement. “This is a warning about his plan to advance the government's call to restrict women's access to reproductive health care,” Biden campaign manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez said in a statement.
The president's campaign is targeting his predecessor in a message on the June 2022 anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which was overturned by the Supreme Court. President Trump has repeatedly said he took credit for bringing the Roe case to an end, citing the appointment of three conservatives. judge.
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