With high court poised to strike down abortion as constitutional right, VP warns of government interference in private matters
After a year of finding no fault with Covid-19 vaccine mandates, Vice President Kamala Harris is warning that the government will infringe on personal liberties if the US Supreme Court overturns constitutional protection of abortion rights as expected.
“At its core, this is about our future as a nation, about whether we live in a country where the government can interfere in personal decisions,” Harris said on Thursday in a meeting by videoconference with abortionists and abortion advocates. “This is about our future.”
At issue is a Supreme Court decision that would strike down Roe v Wade, a landmark 1973 ruling that protected abortion as a constitutional right. A draft of the court’s 5-3 decision striking down Roe v Wade and leaving the abortion issue for states to decide was leaked to the media earlier this month….
