“The news coming out of the United States is horrific”
“When there are so many issues to tackle, so many challenges that face women and girls, we need progress, not to fight the same fights and move backwards,” said New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern of the U.S. Supreme Court’s reversal of Roe:
Belgian Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said on Twitter that he was “very concerned about implications of U.S. Supreme Court decision…and the signal it sends to the world.”
“I’ve got to tell you, I think it’s a big step backwards,” said British Prime Minister Boris Johnson at a summit of Commonwealth leaders in Rwanda (CNN):
“The news coming out of the United States is horrific,” Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. “My heart goes out to the millions of American women who are now set to lose their legal right to an abortion. I can’t imagine the fear and anger you are feeling right now.”
“No government, politician, or man should tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body. I want women in Canada to know that we will always stand up for your right to choose,” he added.
French President Emmanuel Macron also expressed “solidarity” with women in the US, and called abortion a “fundamental right for all women” soon after his Foreign Minister Catherine Colonna called the decision “appalling.”
And Spanish leader Pedro Sánchez said in a tweet: “We cannot take any right for granted. Social achievements are always at risk of going backwards and their defense has to be our day to day. Women must be able to decide freely about their lives.”
And we thought ousting Donald Trump would begin to repair our international image.
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