Anti-abortion laws in the US: Biden blames Trump for this “nightmare”

From Tampa, where he attended Tuesday night’s meeting, in front of a crisp sign reading “Restore Roe” (the case law that legalized abortion in the United States in 1973), President Joe Biden blamed his Republican opponent Donald Trump for responsibility. for new restrictions approved in Florida, as well as others in Arizona, Texas and elsewhere. The Florida Supreme Court recently approved a law that prohibits the state from performing abortions (voluntary termination of pregnancy) after six weeks of pregnancy, a period during which many women are still unaware that they are pregnant. It will go into effect on May 1 and must be confirmed by Florida voters in November – in the United States, every election is an opportunity to ask voters a variety of referendum questions. Previously, the period was 15 weeks.

“Let’s be very clear: one man is responsible for this nightmare. He brags about it. Donald Trump,” Biden told his supporters. Adding that “this should be a constitutional right” enshrined in the Constitution. “This is not about state rights. This is about women’s rights,” he insisted.

“He called (this turnaround in judicial practice) a miracle. Maybe it’s coming from this Bible he’s trying to sell… I’m almost tempted to buy it to see what’s in it,” Joe Biden laughed, referring to a fundraising fund recently launched by Trump that partnered with country music star. sell Bibles.

In early April, Joe Biden condemned the “new extreme ban” that “Donald Trump personally paved the way for” by appointing three conservative justices to the US Supreme Court, who in June 2022 revoked abortion rights acquired in North America since 1973. Access to abortion is now virtually non-existent in Southern states due to new laws, almost all backed by Republicans, forcing women to cross state borders when they have the opportunity and means.

Abortion is a major issue in the 2024 election, and in polls or voting, American voters overwhelmingly reject strict abortion bans. “Donald Trump fears that voters will hold him responsible for the cruelty and chaos he has created,” Biden added, saying his opponent “should be held accountable.”

Torn between American public opinion and the religious right portion of his electorate, the New Yorker, currently on trial for adultery with an adult film actress, has become very vague in his remarks on the issue in recent weeks. The Republican nominee distanced himself from the Arizona decision, which was even stricter than Florida’s, but still continued to take credit for the names of the three Supreme Court justices who overturned Roe v. United States. Wade.