Biden says he will protect ‘fundamental’ right to abortion following leaked draft appearing to overturn Roe v. Wade


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US President Joe Biden urged the election of more lawmakers who support abortion rights and said he’d seek to enshrine the protections of Roe v. Wade into US law, following a report that the Supreme Court is poised to overturn the landmark ruling. “I believe that a woman’s right to choose is fundamental,” Biden said in a statement, adding that if the 1973 Roe v. Wade ruling legalising abortion is overturned, elected officials will need to protect a woman’s right to choose and voters should elect abortion rights candidates in November. However, if the document proves to be authentic, abortion...