Rep. Carbajal Statement on Reports That Supreme Court Is Poised to Overturn Roe v. Wade

Statement

Today, Congressman Salud Carbajal, a member of the Pro-Choice Caucus, responded to multiple reports that the U.S. Supreme Court is poised to strike down nearly 50 years of legal precedent on Constitutional reproductive rights by overturning Roe v Wade:

"If these reports are true, which I wholeheartedly hope they are not, this is a devastating day for America's rule of law.

"A decision that overturns a half century of legal precedent will be a betrayal of our Constitution and a betrayal of millions of women who count on its protections to retain control of their own bodies and choices.

"A majority of Americans over multiple generations have supported a woman's right to choose. Five justices cannot change that. This is a call to action for all who believe in women's reproductive rights.

"I have backed legislation that has passed the House to prevent such a decision from erasing women's rights by codifying the Constitutional right to an abortion into law. This pending decision makes its failure to pass in the Senate inexcusable."

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