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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

Kamala Harris warns overturning Roe could lead to ‘challenges’ to same-sex marriage and birth control

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Vice President Kamala Harris has warned that the US Supreme Court’s likely decision to overturn landmark abortion care protections could lead to “challenges” to other “fundamental” constitutional rights affirmed by the court, including marriage equality and access to birth control.

Before a White House meeting with advocates on the future ofRoe v Wade on 14 June, the vice president said the US should “prepare for the right to privacy to be attacked” if the Supreme Court’s imminent decision in Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization will reject Roe precedent.

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