Rep. Black Decries Whole Woman's Health SCOTUS Ruling: A Sad Day for Women and the Unborn

Statement

Congressman Diane Black (R-TN-06), a registered nurse and member of the Select Investigative Panel on Infant Lives, responded to the Supreme Court's decision in Whole Woman's Health vs. Hellerstedt, nullifying a Texas law that required abortion facilities to submit to the same standards as ambulatory surgical standards (ASCs) and requiring physicians who perform abortions to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital. Black released the following statement:

"Today is a sad day for women and their unborn babies. With the drop of a gavel, five Supreme Court justices have endangered the safety of women who may seek an abortion and have ensured that more innocent, unborn lives will be lost in the process," said Congressman Diane Black. "As a registered nurse, I know that there is ultimately no such thing as a safe abortion, but these modest standards work to reduce the risks of this already emotionally damaging procedure. The deep pockets of the big abortion industry may feel "burdened' as a result of this compassionate law, but women are not -- they are indeed safer as a result. This profoundly disappointing and cruel decision reinforces why the pro-life movement is more important than ever, and why the stakes are so high this November. Just as we worked for over a decade to overturn Planned Parenthood of Middle Tennessee vs. Sundquist in my state, we must now work to overturn this decision at the federal level and restore a culture where every child is welcomed in life and protected in law."

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