Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, the former chairman and current senior member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, issued the following statement following the Supreme Court's decision today in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt:
"I am deeply disappointed in the Court's decision. Today's ruling only further complicates the Court's already muddled abortion jurisprudence and inhibits states' legitimate efforts to protect the lives and health of women and children. I remain committed to fighting judicial activism and protecting all human life."