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Rep. Wild Statement on Supreme Court Overturning Roe v. Wade

June 24, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, June 24th, Representative Susan Wild (PA-07) issued this statement in response to the opinion released by the Supreme Court of the United States regarding Thomas E. Dobbs, State Health Officer of the Mississippi Department of Health, et al., Petitioners v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, et al, effectively overturning Roe v. Wade and half a century of precedent protecting Americans' right to choose:

"The conservative majority on the Supreme Court just overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping away reproductive freedom and creating a disturbing and extreme new precedent: that long-held constitutional liberties are not guaranteed, but may be dismantled at the dystopian whim of the far-right. The fear that Republicans had for years claimed was mere ‘hysteria' has come true. And make no mistake, this decision will have consequences far beyond abortion rights. This is just the beginning. Everything is on the line.

"We now live in a nation where a once-guaranteed right for all women has been shattered; where women in at least 24 states now have even fewer rights than men; and where the government can inject itself into the most personal of decisions.

"We pride ourselves on being ‘the land of the free.' In a truly free land, though, women have bodily autonomy, women have full rights, women have the ability to make choices about their bodies. As of today, we do not. If we wish to be the ‘land of the free' then the United States Senate needs to be the ‘home of the brave' and pass legislation that I already co-sponsored and passed in the House, codifying Roe into law and ensuring equal access to reproductive freedom for everyone in this country.

"To the women I represent: I know this is a heartbreaking and frightening decision. I cannot pretend to know where we go from here. What I do know—and what I want you to know—is that I will fight tooth and nail as your Representative in Congress to protect you, to represent you, and to advocate for you."

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Issues:Health Care