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On Roe anniversary, US VP says no freedom without abortion rights

United States Vice President Kamala Harris displays a map showing abortion access by state in August 2022 [Susan Walsh/The Associated Press]

Vice President Kamala Harris has warned that abortion rights are under attack across the United States in a speech to mark the 50th anniversary of the Roe v Wade ruling.

Harris said the now-defunct Supreme Court ruling, which codified federal abortion protections but was struck down by conservative justices last year, had enshrined the “fundamental constitutional right of a woman to make decisions of her own body, not the government”.

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