Congresswoman Manning Statement on Justice Alito Draft Opinion Overturning Roe vs. Wade

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Congresswoman Kathy Manning (NC-06) released the following statement after Supreme Court Justice Samuel Alito's initial draft majority opinion in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, overturning Roe vs. Wade, was leaked to Politico:

"If Justice Alito's initial draft opinion stands, Americans, the majority of whom have never known a world without Roe vs. Wade, will be stripped of their constitutional right to abortion. Republican-controlled states across the country will immediately move to restrict or ban abortions, barring millions of Americans from access to health care. This decision would disproportionately impact low-income women, young women, and women of color who already lack health care access.

"Let's be clear about what's at stake: the freedom for women to control their own reproductive health and rights; the freedom to make an intensely personal and private decision without government interference; the freedom to decide when, with whom, and whether to have children. Furthermore, if Roe is overturned, the Court opens the door to reversing other constitutionally protected rights that Americans and their families rely on.

"Right now, abortion is still legal. This devastating development does not change patients' right to access the reproductive care they need -- yet.

"The House passed the Women's Health Protection Act last year. The Senate must act immediately to codify abortion rights into law to prevent irrevocable harm to millions of Americans."

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