Biden denounces a “tragic error”, Macron calls to “protect” this “fundamental right”

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Joe Biden regretted a “sad day” for America, saying the country’s “women’s health and lives” were now in danger. ELIZABETH FRANTZ / REUTERS

REACTIONS – In a historic about-face, the United States Supreme Court on Friday buried the judgment which, for nearly half a century, guaranteed the right of American women to have an abortion.

After the Supreme Court announced the revocation of “Roe v. Wade” of 1973 guaranteeing the right for women to have an abortion in all the states of the country, the reactions rain, between amazement and joy according to the camps.

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that the Supreme Court’s ruling overturning the right to an abortion was a “tragic error” and the result of a “extremist ideology”. “The health and lives of the women of this country are now in danger”hammered the Democrat in a solemn address in the wake of the historic judgment, lamenting a “sad day” for America, which is a figure «d’exception» in the world. He called for continuing the fight in a manner “peaceful” and to defend “at the ballot box” the right to abortion and all the others “personal freedoms”with the approach of the mid-term legislative elections which promise to be difficult for his Democratic camp.

Former President Barack Obama accused the Supreme Court of havingattacked the basic freedoms of millions of American women“, after the institution’s decision on Friday to revoke the right to abortion. “Today, the Supreme Court has not only overturned nearly 50 years of historical precedent, it is also leaving the most personal decision to the will of politicians and ideologues.“said the former Democratic president on Twitter. The unfortunate Democratic candidate for the 2016 US presidential election Hillary Clinton for her part denounced “a step backwards for women’s rights».

‘Historical error’ corrected, says Pence

Conversely, the former conservative president, Donald Trump, considered that this cancellation responded to the “God’s will”. Asked by the Fox News channel about his own role, for having appointed three judges and thus frankly tilting the majority of the high court in the conservative camp, the Republican billionaire replied: “It’s God’s will”. decision “follows the Constitution”, et “brings everything back to the state level, which should always have been the case”, he added. In a press release, he then nevertheless assigned himself a leading role. “Today’s judgment, which is the greatest victory for life in a generation, along with other recent decisions, were made possible only because I kept my promises, including appointing and installing three constitutionalists highly respected and strong in the Supreme Court of the United States,” he asserted. “It was a great honor for me!”

Former Republican Vice-President of the United States Mike Pence for his part warmly welcomed Friday the decision of the Supreme Court revoking the right to abortion, “thrown into the dustbin of history». «By Returning the Abortion Question to the States and the People, the Supreme Court Corrected a Historic Mistake“, welcomed on Twitter this devout evangelical Christian, who was the right arm of Donald Trump in the White House.

In a press release published this Friday, the bishops of New York welcomed a “historic day». «We give thanks to the Lord for today’s decision. […] This righteous decision will save countless innocent unborn children.“. An influential figure in evangelical Protestantism across the Atlantic, Pastor Rick Warren also welcomed the Supreme Court’s decision. “Millions of unborn Americans say thank you!“, he published on Twitter. Republican Senator Marco Rubio, for his part, said on Twitter that we must now “a pro-life plan for post-Roe America».

A “terrible blow”

The French President, Emmanuel Macron, on the contrary affirmed that abortion was “a fundamental right for all women”. “We have to protect him. I express my solidarity with the women whose freedoms are today challenged by the Supreme Court of the United States of America,” wrote the head of state on Twitter. Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne also lamented on Twitter “a dark day for women’s rights”. “Total solidarity with all women in the United States and around the world. We won’t give up on our rights, ever.”she continued.

The cancellation of the right to abortion decided Friday by the Supreme Court of the United States “is a terrible blow to women’s human rights and gender equality”, said the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday. “Access to safe, legal and effective abortion is firmly rooted in international human law and is central to women’s autonomy and ability to make their own choices,” writes Michelle Bachelet in a press release, regretting a decision “which is a major setback”. Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ruled on Friday «horrible» the judgment of the Supreme Court of its American neighbour. “The news coming out of the United States is horrible. My heart goes out to the millions of American women who will lose their legal right to abortion.”tweeted the Canadian leader, adding that“no government, no politician, no man (should) tell a woman what she can or cannot do with her body”.

The main American family planning organization meanwhile promised on Friday to continue to “to fightafter the Supreme Court’s decision to revoke the ruling that had guaranteed the right to abortion for almost 50 years. “You are probably feeling a lot of emotions – pain, anger, confusion. It’s normal, we are with you and we will never stop fighting for you,” Planned Parenthood tweeted. Kimberlé Crenshaw, an American academic known for having theorized intersectionality, denounced for his part “illegitimacy and partisanshipof the Supreme Court.

The State Department “will remain fully committed to facilitating access to reproductive health services and advancing reproductive health rights around the world”, Secretary of State Antony Blinken said in a statement. The head of American diplomacy also assured that his services “will do everything possible” so that all State Department employees can access it, “wherever they live”. “We will not waver with regard to this commitment”he added.


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