Friday 9 September 2022 10:55 PM Kamala Harris attacks SCOTUS as an 'activist court' after Roe v Wade ruling trends now Kamala Harris attacks SCOTUS as an 'activist court' that 'took away a constitutional right' with Roe v Wade ruling in Meet The Press chat... as days since Biden's last interview hits 210 Asked on NBC's Meet the Press how much 'confidence' she has in the Supreme Court, the vice president replied: 'I think that this is an activist court' Such harsh words are unusual for a vice president as the Supreme Court fights to maintain public trust 'This is the court that on once sat Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Conner. It's a very different court' The Roe v. Wade decision nearly 50 years ago recognized the right to personal privacy under Constitution protects a woman's ability to terminate pregnancy A majority of the justices in 2022 reasoned that 'The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected' By Morgan Phillips, Politics Reporter For Dailymail.Com Published: 22:04 BST, 9 September 2022 | Updated: 22:50 BST, 9 September 2022 31 Viewcomments Vice President Kamala Harris said the nation's highest court is now an 'activist court' now that they have overturned Roe v. Wade. Such harsh words are unusual for a vice president as the Supreme Court fights to maintain public trust after their decision to overturn the landmark 1973 abortion case in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization in June. Asked on NBC's Meet the Press how much 'confidence' she has in the Supreme Court, the vice president replied: 'I think that this is an activist court.' 'We had an established right for almost half a century which is the right of women to make decisions about their own body as an extension of what we have decided to be the privacy rights to which all people are entitled. This court took that constitutional right away,' Harris continued. 'That causes me great concern about the integrity of the court overall,' she said. 'This is the court that on once sat Earl Warren and Thurgood Marshall, Sandra Day O'Conner. It's a very different court.' The Roe v. Wade decision nearly 50 years ago recognized that the right to personal privacy under the US Constitution protects a woman's ability to terminate her pregnancy. Vice President Kamala Harris said the nation's highest court is now an 'activist court' now that they have overturned Roe v. Wade EXCLUSIVE: Vice President Kamala Harris says the Supreme Court is “an activist court” for overturning Roe v. Wade.@VP: “We had an established right for almost half a century. … This court took that constitutional right away. And we are suffering as a nation because of it.” pic.twitter.com/Tmv955n4Bx — Meet the Press (@MeetThePress) September 9, 2022 'This right of privacy, whether it be founded in theFourteenth Amendment's concept of personal liberty and restrictions upon state action, as we feel it is, or ... in the Ninth Amendment's reservation of rights to the people, is broad enough to encompass a woman's decision whether to terminate her pregnancy,' that decision read. A majority of the justices in 2022 reasoned that 'The Constitution makes no reference to abortion, and no such right is implicitly protected by any constitutional provision.' 'Abortion couldn't be constitutionally protected. Until the latter part of the 20th century, such a right was entirely unknown in American law. Indeed, when the Fourteenth Amendment was adopted, three quarters of the States made abortion a crime at all stages of pregnancy,' the majority opinion read. Abortions are now banned in 12 states and two more have a six week ban. Additional abortion bans or restrictions are expected to take place in about half of the nation's states since the decision. Asked on NBC's Meet the Press how much 'confidence' she has in the Supreme Court, the vice president replied: 'I think that this is an activist court' While Harris sat down with NBC, President Biden has not been interviewed by a mainstream media outlet in over half a year - 210 days While Harris sat down with NBC, President Biden has not been interviewed by a mainstream media outlet in over half a year - 210 days. Recently Biden joined Jay Leno for a chat about cars, including the future of electric vehicles, for CNBC's 'Jay Leno's Garage.' Two months before that, he appeared on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!' February 10 was Biden's last on-camera interview with an American TV news host, when the president appeared for questioning on NBC Nightly News with Lester Holt. Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site (dailymail) and under his responsibility