Kamala Harris Tells Joy Reid ‘Ultimately’ Abortion Rights Will Be ‘Codified’ by Congress (Video)
thewrap.com@VP Kamala Harris on reproductive rights: "Ultimately, this is an issue that will be resolved by federal legislation that codifies, which means puts into law, the protections of Roe." #TheReidOut pic.twitter.com/dgS2d7V1s5The interview took place as part of a special marking the one-year anniversary of Dobbs v.
Jackson, a Supreme Court decision that overturned the landmark 1973 abortion rights decision of Roe v. Wade. Harris told Reid and the show’s other panelists the issue will be resolved federally, but cautioned voters to continue to focus on local and state elections as well.“Ultimately, the United States Congress can put back in place what the United States Supreme Court took,” Harris continued. “The United States Supreme Court took a constitutional right.
The United States Congress has the power to put in place a protection of that individual privacy right that all Americans should be entitled to.”To mark the June 24 anniversary, Senate Democrats plan to push legislation centered on reproductive rights, according to NBC.
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