Former President Barack Obama said the Supreme Court's decision Friday overturning Roe v. Wade was an attack on the 'essential freedoms of millions of Americans.'
overturned both Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, which affirmed the right to an abortion. The case concerned a Mississippi state law banning abortion after 15 weeks.confirmed a Politico report on May 2
that leaked a draft of the opinion. Following the report, Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, released a joint statement similarly criticizing the decision. "Few, if any, women make the decision to terminate a pregnancy casually — and people of goodwill, across the political spectrum, can hold different views on the subject," the former president and first lady said at the time.
The Obamas' statement said overturning Roe v. Wade would"be a blow not just to women, but to all of us who believe that in a free society."Get all the stories you need-to-know from the most powerful name in news delivered first thing every morning to your inbox
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