President Biden's campaign released a new attack ad on Sunday that attempts to blame former President Donald Trump for overturning Roe v. Wade as the Biden-Harris ticket seeks to bring the abortion issue to the forefront. did.
The ad features Dr. Austin Dennard, a Dallas obstetrician-gynecologist and mother of three children. She said she was forced to leave Texas to get an abortion after learning during her “routine ultrasound” that “a potentially fatal disease could occur in the fetus.” ing. “The situation'' and “There was no chance of survival at all.''
“Having this beautiful, messy, chaotic, but wonderful family is the joy of my life,” she says. “I never thought I would need an abortion for a planned pregnancy, but I did. Two years ago, I got pregnant with the baby I really wanted,” Dennard says. “In Texas, that pregnancy is being forced. And that's because Donald Trump overturned Roe v. Wade. The choice was completely taken away. I was forced to carry on with the pregnancy, risking my life.” “It's every woman's worst nightmare. It's just too much to bear. We need leaders who protect our rights, not take them away. That's Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.”
The ad ends with two still images of Biden and Biden and Harris, with the president loudly exclaiming, “I am Joe Biden and I endorse this message.” The Biden campaign captioned the X ad: “Donald Trump forced Dr. Austin Dennard to flee Texas to receive the life-saving medical care he needs. Absolutely outrageous.” I wrote.
On this day in history, January 22, 1973, the Supreme Court issues its landmark Roe v. Wade decision.
Monday marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court's 1973 decision on Roe v. Wade.
President Biden's new addition accuses President Trump of overturning Roe v. Wade. (AP)
This landmark ruling was overturned in June 2022, during Biden's term, in the Supreme Court's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization decision.
President Trump has claimed responsibility for Roe's ouster after adding conservative judges to the court during his administration and has called himself the most “pro-life president” ever, but in September, – He received criticism from conservatives for criticizing Governor DeSantis' six points. Weekly ban.
President Trump has vowed to compromise on how long after pregnancy there will be a complete ban on abortions (possibly as little as 15 weeks) and condemned late-term abortions.
The vice president is scheduled to speak in Big Bend, Wisconsin, on Monday as part of her “Fight for Reproductive Freedom” tour, which Harris' office said will also “hold extremists who propose national freedoms accountable. “I intend to do so,” he said. He will call on Congress to ban abortion and restore Roe's protections, and outline steps the administration is taking to protect access to health care. ” Meanwhile, Biden will convene the fourth meeting of the Task Force on Access to Reproductive Health Care, “where the agency will announce new measures to protect access to reproductive health care.” The White House announced.
Vice President Kamala Harris is scheduled to arrive in Wisconsin on Monday. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)
Revealing how pro-life voters really feel about President Trump's position on abortion
In a statement released by the White House on Monday, Biden said he and Vice President Kamala Harris “fight to protect women's reproductive freedom against the dangerous, extreme and outrageous policies of Republican officials.” ” She is an American who supports a woman's right to choose and continues to call on Congress to fully restore Roe's protections in federal law. ”
“Fifty-one years ago today, the Supreme Court upheld a woman's constitutional right to make deeply personal decisions with her doctor without interference from politicians,” Biden said. “Then, a year and a half ago, the court made the extreme decision to overturn Roe and take away their constitutional rights. As a result, tens of millions of women now live in extreme and dangerous anti-abortion states. In states across the country, women are being kept away from emergency rooms, forced to go to court to get permission to get the treatment they need, and forced to travel hundreds of miles for medical care. being moved. . ”
People participate in the annual March for Life rally on the National Mall on January 19, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)
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“Republican elected officials are pushing for a nationwide ban, even as Americans from Ohio to Kentucky to Michigan to Kansas to California steadfastly reject attempts to limit reproductive freedom.” and continues to call for devastating new restrictions across the United States,” the statement added.
“We trust women to make decisions about their bodies and their futures,” Harris wrote in X.
