Public figures across the political spectrum have had their say following reports the US Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v Wade decision that legalised abortion across the United States.
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US HOUSE SPEAKER NANCY PELOSI AND SENATE MAJORITY LEADER CHUCK SCHUMER:
"The Republican-appointed Justices' reported votes to overturn Roe v Wade would go down as an abomination, one of the worst and most damaging decisions in modern history."
FORMER US SECRETARY OF STATE HILLARY CLINTON:
"This decision is a direct assault on the dignity, rights, & lives of women, not to mention decades of settled law. It will kill and subjugate women even as a vast majority of Americans think abortion should be legal. What an utter disgrace."
REPUBLICAN TEXAS ATTORNEY GENERAL KEN PAXTON:
"I hope that SCOTUS returns the question of abortion where it belongs: the States. This is why I led a 24-state coalition in support of MS's law banning them after 15 wks. I'll con't to ensure that TX protects the unborn & pray for the end of abortion across our nation."
REPUBLICAN SENATOR TOM COTTON:
"Roe was egregiously wrong from the beginning & I pray the Court follows the Constitution & allows the states to once again protect unborn life."
DEMOCRATIC SENATOR ELIZABETH WARREN:
"An extremist Supreme Court is poised to overturn #RoeVWade and impose its far-right, unpopular views on the entire country. It's time for the millions who support the Constitution and abortion rights to stand up and make their voices heard. We're not going back - not ever."
REPUBLICAN SENATOR JOSH HAWLEY:
"The left continues its assault on the Supreme Court with an unprecedented breach of confidentiality, clearly meant to intimidate. The Justices mustn't give in to this attempt to corrupt the process. Stay strong."
DEMOCRATIC NEW YORK GOVERNOR KATHY HOCHUL:
"This is an absolutely disgraceful attack on our fundamental right to choose, and we will fight it with everything we've got. Let me be loud and clear: New York will always guarantee your right to abortion. You have our word."
REPUBLICAN SENATOR RICK SCOTT:
"The Supreme Court's confidential deliberation process is sacred & protects it from political interference. This breach shows that radical Democrats are working even harder to intimidate & undermine the Court. It was always their plan. The justices cannot be swayed by this attack."
DEMOCRATIC REPRESENTATIVE ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ:
"As we've warned, SCOTUS isn't just coming for abortion - they're coming for the right to privacy Roe rests on, which includes gay marriage + civil rights."
NATIONAL WOMEN'S LAW CENTER:
"The language in the draft opinion leaked from the Supreme Court is outrageous, irresponsible and shocking. Any Justice who signs onto this opinion is fuelling the harm and violence that will happen to people who become pregnant in this country."
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION:
"If the Supreme Court does indeed issue a majority opinion along the lines of the leaked draft authored by Justice Alito, the shift in the tectonic plates of abortion rights will be as significant as any opinion the Court has ever issued."
Australian Associated Press
