After evidence emerged that the Supreme Court may be about to overturn Roe v Wade, Barack and Michelle Obama spoke out forcefully against such a decision.
“Today, millions of Americans woke up fearing that their essential freedoms under the Constitution were at risk,” the former president and first lady wrote in a joint statement on Tuesday. “If the Supreme Court ultimately decides to overturn the landmark case of Roe v. Wade, then it will not only reverse nearly 50 years of precedent – it will relegate the most intensely personal decision someone can make to the whims of politicians and ideologues.”
