New York Attorney General Letitia James publicly disclosed that she had an abortion almost two decades ago shortly after being elected to public office, telling abortion-rights activists in New York City on Tuesday that she would “no more than anyone”. Don’t apologize.”
James, 63, had won a seat on New York’s city council — the start of a prolific public career for women and blacks — when it came to the abortion issue “in a very personal way,” she said.
“I was in this place,” she emotionally told activists who had gathered in response to the opinion of a leaked Supreme Court draft that suggested the court was in Roe v. Wade could make abortion a constitutional right.
“I was just elected and I was faced with the decision of whether or not to have an abortion. And I decided to have an abortion. I proudly went to Planned Parenthood,” she said to loud applause and applause. continued between.” And I don’t apologize to anyone. No one.”
James was elected to the city council in 2003 and served for nearly a decade. She was elected New York City Public Advocate in 2013, becoming the first black woman to hold office across the city. In 2018, when she was elected Attorney General of New York, she became the first black person and the first woman to hold the position. Among his highest-profile cases is an ongoing civil investigation into the business practices of former President Donald Trump.
“We will not back down,” James told the thousands of protesters gathered on Tuesday, vowing to fight any reversal of women’s rights.
The Supreme Court’s opinion on the leaked abortion is not final and could be changed before the court formally issues a decision in the next two months.
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