MATSUI STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-06) issued the following statement after the Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, in which the Republican-appointed majority voted to strike down Roe vs. Wade, eliminating the right to safe and legal abortion care. 

“Today, the Supreme Court has overturned Americans’ fundamental right to health freedom – the right for women to make decisions about their own bodies. For half a century, Roe has been the law of the land, but today, decades of coordinated, cruel attacks have realized the extremists’ goal of eviscerating access to abortion care. This decision is devastating, but it cannot and will not stop us from continuing to fight for the rights of women and all Americans.

“I am deeply heartbroken and angered by the gravity of this decision. The consequences of this ruling cannot be understated – eliminating access to safe, legal abortion will exacerbate existing inequalities in communities of color, low-income populations and all marginalized groups already facing obstacles to obtaining reproductive care. Today’s ruling permits twenty-six states in waiting to quickly ban abortion, allowing government interference with our personal privacy to deny more than 36 million people across the United States access to this fundamental freedom.

“In California, we continue to lead on abortion rights and access to reproductive health care – and I am confident that our state leaders will continue their work to ensure these rights remain protected and accessible across our state. Yet, we will not stand idly by while millions have their rights stripped away. We will not let this decision set us back generations. We must continue to speak out, stand up, and do all we can to fight back.”

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