She said a new generation of women would notice that their rights would be reduced.
May 8, 2022, 3:20 p.m.
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As for protection against abortion, “the fall will be quick” if the Supreme Court overturns Rowe v. Wade, Senator Amy Klobuchar said Sunday, adding that the Senate will do everything possible to codify a woman’s right to choose.
“With this expired opinion, the court is looking to overturn 50 years of women’s rights,” Klobuchar, D-Minn., Told ABC “This Week” host Marta Radac.
“I think the question that voters will ask themselves when 75% of the people are with us on this issue is who should make that decision,” Klobuchar said. “Should it be a woman and her doctor, or a politician? Should Ted Cruz make that decision, or a woman and her family? Where are women’s equal rights?
On Tuesday, Chief Justice John Roberts upheld an expired draft Supreme Court ruling showing that five conservative judges, three of whom have been appointed by former President Trump, are ready to overturn Rowe against Wade.
The bombing that the Supreme Court may soon overturn the landmark 1973 ruling has sparked outrage across the country, including elected leaders who support abortion rights.
Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said the Senate would hold a vote Wednesday to codify federal abortion protection through the Women’s Health Act, but not enough votes are expected to pass the measure. To combat fraud, the bill, which was passed by the House of Representatives but stalled in the Senate, needs the support of 60 senators.
“If we fail, we go to the ballot box,” Klobuchar said of the bill. “We are going straight to the ballot box and the women of this country and the men standing with them will vote like they have never voted before.
All Democrats in the House of Representatives, with the exception of Henry Cuelar of the Texas Department, voted in favor of the Women’s Health Act.
Radac pressed Klobucar on whether the Democratic Party should only support members and candidates who support abortion rights.
“Do you believe there should be a litmus test?” Radac asked. “Democrats have several candidates who do not support abortion rights.”
“You have people who are personally, personally for life, but still believe that this decision should be a woman’s personal choice, even if they do not agree with them,” said Klobuchar. “So I think it’s important to note that we have people in our party who are voting in Rowe’s support against Wade, who may have different opinions.”
The Minnesota senator added that the Democratic Party was “clearly a choice”.
“This is the position of our party, and I think you see in the primary after the primary that it matters to our constituents – certainly more than ever now,” she said.
Although she said abortion would not be “the only problem” for Democrats in the midterm elections, noting that voters were also focused on the economy and Ukraine, she said the “new generation of women” saw their rights being taken away and said: ” Wait a minute, will my mother and grandmother have more rights than I will have in the future? “
Raddatz pressures Klobuchar on public opinion polls showing that while a majority of Americans support the right to abortion in most cases, in states that would ban abortion almost immediately if Roe were repealed, a majority of adults believe abortion should be illegal in most or all cases, found an analysis of the New York Times.
“Why should a woman in Texas have different rights and a different future and a different ability to make decisions about her body and her reproductive choices than a woman in Minnesota?” Klobuchar said. “How is it possible in this country that we will have a set of laws?”
Klobuchar added that Rowe’s repeal against Wade would disproportionately affect poor women and women of color.
“It’s just wrong and it’s part of the reason for justice [Harry] Blackman, a Republican-appointed judge, no less, made this deliberate decision, looked at the constitution, and said that the right to privacy includes the right of women to make choices like this. “
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