(CNN) President Joe Biden predicted Wednesday that if the Supreme Court officially overturns Roe v. Wade's holding of a federal constitutional right to abortion, the court will next look to strike down other landmark cases guaranteeing Americans' rights, from same-sex marriage to contraception access.
"It's not just the brutality of taking away a woman's right to her body ... but it also, if you read the opinion ... basically says there's no such thing as the right to privacy. If that holds ... mark my words: They are going to go after the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage," said Biden, speaking at a Democratic National Committee fundraiser in Chicago, according to pool reports.
The court, he said, would do the same for Griswold v. Connecticut -- the 1965 ruling in which the court said the Constitution protects the right to marital privacy against state restrictions on contraception.
The President's comments mark his most explicit warning to date of the possible ramifications of the leaked Supreme Court draft opinion on Roe, should it become official. His remarks come on the heels of a failed push by Senate Democrats to advance the Women's Health Protection Act, aimed at preserving access to abortion nationwide.
"As we go forward, you're going to hear me talking more about what we've done and what they're trying to do," Biden said Wednesday, according to the pool.
Dr_Holdenafart on May 12nd, 2022 at 16:05 UTC »
We had that idiot Kim Davis here in Kentucky deny a gay couple a marriage certificate because gay marriage would ruin the sanctity of her 4 marriages.
GameghisKhan on May 12nd, 2022 at 14:34 UTC »
Manchin: "I would totally vote on the bill to protect Gay Marriage, but because there is an extra comma on page 34 I can't in good conscience vote for this bill as is. That comma leaves a potential for the bill to be open eneded which I BELIEVE would hurt the LGBTQ+ community more than what the LGBTQ+, my constituents, science, polls and my party believes will help them."
Cyberyukon on May 12nd, 2022 at 14:28 UTC »
The current trajectory is truly alarming.