TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (WTXL) — Vice President Kamala Harris gave a speech Sunday in Tallahassee.
The Vice President of the United States of America delivered remarks 50 years to the day in 1973, the United States Supreme Court gave its decision on the Roe v. Wade case.
@VP Kamala Harris has taken the stage to give her speech to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade. pic.twitter.com/8ftCQFXnyq
— ABC 27 (@abc27) January 22, 2023
Roe v. Wade provided federal protection for women to access abortion services.
Vice President Harris delivered her remarks around 12:20 p.m. Sunday.
@VP Kamala Harris is talking about the implications of Roe V. Wade being overturned last year. @ABC27 pic.twitter.com/3Al6Fo9SOt
— Ariel Schiller (@ArielSchillerTV) January 22, 2023
Click here to view a photo gallery of the event.
The vice president announced during the speech confirmed President Joe Biden will issue a Presidential Memorandum to further protect access to medication abortion for women across the country.
VICE PRESIDENTIAL VISIT: @VP Kamala Harris is in Tallahassee today to commemorate the 50th anniversary of Roe V. Wade. Tune in at 9 and 9:30 to find out about road closures and the details on her visit. @abc27 pic.twitter.com/Ll0H63aUYj
— Ariel Schiller (@ArielSchillerTV) January 22, 2023
The White House confirmed Thursday the vice president's visit to Florida's capital city.
Click here for information on road closures this weekend.
Planned Parenthood announced Friday Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Federation of America, will be at a rally in Tallahassee Sunday.
Florida’s Catholic bishops released a statement Tuesday supporting abortion restrictions and the overturning of Roe v. Wade.
The bishops noted in a statement:
“[Sunday] marks 50 years since Roe v. Wade, the U.S. Supreme Court decision that imposed by judicial ‘fiat’ the most extreme abortion policy in the Western world. It deprived more than 63 million unborn children of their right to life and severely limited the ability of states to mitigate the harms of abortion through legislation.
“We applaud the restrictions enacted in the 2022 Florida legislative session to limit abortion to the first 15 weeks of pregnancy. The law mirrors the underlying Mississippi law at issue in Dobbs. It was a prudent and beneficial step for Florida as the U.S. Supreme Court considered the case. Our advocacy for the legal protection of life in the womb must continue to make the most of the opportunities presented by Dobbs. The legislature must enact further limits on abortion."
Roe v. Wade was overturned in June 2022 as the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case that access to abortion services was not a constitutional right.
In April 2022 in Florida, a law was signed that would allow abortions up to 15 weeks of pregnancy; a reduction from 24 weeks.
The 15-week law has been challenged in the court system.
After the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling on Dobbs vs. Jackson in June, the Georgia Supreme Court allowed a state law signed in 2019 that banned abortions after six weeks of pregnancy to go in effect.
