Hillary Clintonis speaking out about the U.S. Supreme Court’sdecision to overturnRoe v. Wade, saying that, as a result,“women are going to die.”
In an interview withGayle Kingthat aired Tuesday onCBS Mornings, the former secretary of state said that while she is “not surprised” about the decision, she is disappointed.
“I was not surprised, because I think that was the goal of packing the court with justices who were on the record for many years of being against women’s Constitutional rights to make decisions about our own bodies,” said Clinton, 74. “I was deeply sorry that it actually happened but now that it has happened, I think everybody understands that this is not necessarily the only effort that we’re going to see this court undertake toturn back the clock on civil rights and gay rightsand women’s rights beyond abortion.”
Since the decision on Friday, states such as Arkansas, Kentucky, Missouri and South Dakota have alreadyoutlawed abortionafterputting “trigger bans” in placethat governors enacted after the Supreme Court ruling.
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Clinton said onCBS Morningsthat she hopes the Supreme Court’s ruling will “wake up a lot of Americans.”
“I don’t care what political party or religion you are — the question is, who decides? Is the government going to be in your bedroom? Is thegovernment going to be making these decisions? We’re only at the beginning of this terrible travesty that this court has inflicted on us,” she added.
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“If it is your personal belief, based on whatever, that there is no legitimate basis for abortion — even if you’re in the hospital and you’re bleeding out, even if you’re told that you have cancer and chemotherapy is necessary and therefore an abortion is necessary — no matter what,you get to make that decision,” Clinton said.
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She added, “I might not agree with it, but you get to make that decision. But you, and those who support your particular point of view, cannotdictate that decision to every other woman.”
Clinton addressed the abortion rate going down before the Supreme Court’s decision, and said she believes the “ultimate goal” of the ruling is “truly to erase the progress that women have made from the last 150 years.”
She also touched on theJan. 6, 2021 Capitol riot, gun control and more, admitting that she believes U.S. democracy is at stake and saying she hopes people understand the importance of the upcoming midterm elections.
“I think it’s important that people recognize that if there were ever a time to vote — and to vote, literally, for your rights and our future — it’s this midterm,” the former Democratic presidential candidate said.
source: people.com
