Today, in response to the Supreme Court ruling in Moyle v. United States on access to emergency abortion care, the Biden-Harris 2024 campaign has released a new TV ad emphasizing the dangers of over 20 abortion bans currently in effect nationwide. The ad features Dr. Lauren Miller, a high-risk obstetrician who left Idaho due to its severe abortion ban, which left her facing potential criminal charges for providing life-saving care.
The ad highlights the ongoing threat to women’s health following Donald Trump’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, which triggered extreme abortion bans across the country. These bans threaten doctors with jail time for treating patients, even in life-threatening situations, leading to women being turned away from emergency rooms and forced to the brink of death before receiving necessary care.
The following is a statement from Biden-Harris 2024 Campaign Manager Julie Chavez Rodriguez:
“Women’s health, lives, and freedoms remain in peril across the country because of Donald Trump. Because Trump’s Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade, women are being turned away from emergency rooms and forced to the brink of death before receiving the care they need. If Trump returns to the White House, he and his allies would ban abortion in all 50 states – without the help of Congress or the courts – putting even more women’s lives at risk. The only way to stop Trump and his MAGA allies is to vote this November and re-elect President Biden and Vice President Harris. They will never stop fighting for reproductive freedom, and they are working to restore the protections of Roe so that women in every state have access to the care they need.”
President Biden asserts the need for a federal law to restore Roe v. Wade protections and safeguard reproductive health care in all states. The ad underscores the devastating consequences women face due to these bans:
In Texas, a woman miscarried in an emergency room lobby restroom after being denied admission. In Florida, a woman experienced life-threatening complications following a miscarriage and was sent home, resulting in severe blood loss. In Missouri, a woman whose water broke prematurely endured a harrowing search for care across three states, ultimately going into labor while traveling to obtain treatment.
The Biden-Harris campaign warns that Trump’s push for a nationwide abortion ban would exacerbate these tragedies, making them more common across all 50 states if he wins in November.
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