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Abortion is a matter of ‘freedom’ for Biden and Democrats

FILE - President Joe Biden speaks during a Democratic National Committee event at the National Education Association Headquarters, Sept. 23, 2022, in Washington. The way Biden sees it, the overturning of Roe vs. Wade this summer was not just about whether a woman has a right to obtain an abortion. “It’s about freedom,” Biden said at a private fundraiser in New York this past week. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci, File)

FILE - Abortion-rights demonstrators shout slogans after tying green flags to a fence at the White House during a protest to pressure the Biden administration to act and protect abortion rights, in Washington, July 9, 2022. Democrats are leaning into messaging strategy from pro-abortion rights groups, who have long advised candidates and elected officials to talk about reproductive rights. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

FILE - Vice President Kamala Harris displays a map showing abortion access by state as she speaks during the first meeting of the interagency Task Force on Reproductive Healthcare Access in the Indian Treaty Room in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House Campus in Washington, Aug. 3, 2022. Harris when speaking about abortion told voters in Illinois earlier this month that “extremist, so-called leaders trumpet the rhetoric of freedom while they take away freedoms.” (AP Photo/Susan Walsh, File)

Abortion is a matter of ‘freedom’ for Biden and Democrats