Biden campaign attack ad blames Trump for Dobbs abortion decision

President Biden’s presidential campaign released a new attack ad on Sunday attempting to blame former President Donald Trump for the overturning of Roe v. Wade, as the Biden-Harris ticket seeks to make the abortion issue front and center.

The ad features Dr. Austin Dennard, an OB/GYN and mother of three in Dallas who says she was forced to leave the state of Texas to get an abortion after at a "routine ultrasound" she learned "that the fetus would have a fatal condition" and "that there was absolutely no chance of survival."

"Having this beautiful, messy, chaotic, but wonderful family, it’s the joy of my life," she says. "I never thought that I would need an abortion for a planned pregnancy. But I did. Two years ago, I became pregnant with a baby I desperately wanted," Dennard says. "In Texas, you are forced to carry that pregnancy. And that is because of Donald Trump overturning Roe v. Wade. The choice was completely taken away. I was to continue my pregnancy, putting my life at risk. It’s every woman’s worst nightmare, and it was absolutely unbearable. We need leaders that will protect our rights, and not take them away. And that’s Joe Biden and Kamala Harris."

The ad ends with two still images of Biden and then Biden and Harris, with the president voicing over, "I’m Joe Biden and I approve this message." The Biden campaign captioned the ad on X, writing, "Because of Donald Trump, Dr. Austin Dennard was forced to flee Texas to get the heath care she needed to save her life. It’s simply outrageous."

ON THIS DAY IN HISTORY, JANUARY 22, 1973, SUPREME COURT ISSUES LANDMARK ROE V. WADE DECISION

Monday marks the 51st anniversary of the Supreme Court’s 1973 decision on Roe v Wade.

The landmark decision was overturned in June