President Joe Biden slammed the Supreme Court and Republicans for limiting access to abortion on what would have been the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

“I said on that, on the day that Roe was overturned, the health and lives of women in this nation would now be at risk, and that has unfortunately proven to be true,” Biden said Monday before a meeting of his reproductive healthcare task force. “We made them at risk, put them at risk.”

The White House and Biden’s campaign have amplified the topic of abortion access, which has animated Democratic voters since the Supreme Court repealed Roe in the summer of 2022 through its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization.

But Biden widened his criticism Monday to include Republican lawmakers who have introduced national restrictions, in addition to legal challenges to abortion medication led by conservative activists. He also underscored the case of Kate Cox, a Texas mother of two, who decided to travel across state lines for an abortion amid a lawsuit over whether Gov. Greg Abbott’s (R-TX) exceptions were applicable to her.

“The cruelty is astounding, an affront to a woman’s dignity of being told by extreme politicians to wait, to get sicker and sicker to the point where her life may be in danger before you can get care you need,” the president said. “That cruel reality is a result of extreme Republicans, who for years have made it their mission to end Roe v. Wade.”

“It’s outrageous,” he added. “It’s simply outrageous, and, frankly, this is just the beginning. My congressional Republican friends are going even further, further extremes to undermine a woman’s right and threatening the lives of women.”

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Biden’s remarks coincided with Vice President Kamala Harris‘s abortion-related address in Wisconsin on Monday before the pair hold a campaign rally in Virginia on Tuesday regarding the topic. His task force, too, announced new actions Monday aimed at increasing access to contraception, medication for an abortion, and emergency medical care.

“[The] message is we’re fighting hard to reinstate your rights and the rights to protect women and families and doctors who care for those women,” he said. “We need the American people to keep making their voices heard, so congressional Republicans finally get the message that these laws do not represent the United States of America.”