- President denounces justices for failing to block Texas ban
- Vows to ‘ensure woman have access to safe and legal abortions’
Joe Biden condemned the US supreme court on Thursday, saying it had delivered “an unprecedented assault on a woman’s constitutional right” in a rebuke of its decision not to consider a Texas law that effectively bans abortions after six weeks of pregnancy.
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