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Harris says overturning Roe v. Wade could threaten other rights, including gay marriage

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris delivers brief remarks at the beginning of a virtual meeting of abortion providers in the South Court Auditorium of the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on May 19, 2022, in Washington, DC.

WASHINGTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday framed the Supreme Court’s potential decision to overturn Roe v. Wade as a government incursion on personal liberties, saying that if conservative justices follow through with the decision, other rights could be threatened.

The leaked draft opinion, published earlier this month by Politico, indicated

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