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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Andrew Buncombe

Biden urges voters to ‘elect pro-choice officials’ as Democrats hope ‘radical’ leak rallies midterm base

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Joe Biden has urged voters to elect pro-choice candidates this November, hoping the “radical” leaked Supreme Court draft decision to overturn Roe v Wade, will help motivate both Democrats and Republicans who support a women’s right to choose.

The leaked draft ruling from the nation’s highest court – both shocking and unsurprising – was widely condemned by activists and high-profile politicians such as Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Bernie Sanders, who said ending the federal right to legal abortion would most harm poorer women and women of colour.

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