Rep. Johnson's Statement on Reported Supreme Court Assault on Reproductive Rights

Statement

Congressman Hank Johnson (GA-04), Chairman of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, released this statement on media reports of a leaked draft Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, upending long-standing precedent and endangering the personal healthcare decisions and lives of American women:

"The extremely unprecedented and shocking leak of Justice Alito's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade is exceeded only by the extraordinarily egregious edict expressed in the draft. Chief Justice Roberts has confirmed the draft's authenticity by announcing an investigation into its leak, and for many, a grave fear is about to become reality. As the Supreme Court hacks away at women's fundamental right to privacy, it shreds its own legitimacy, all while threatening the fundamental liberty of all who are not white men. The Supreme Court's conservative majority has chosen a side in the Trump-Republican-led culture war, which imperils democracy for all. The future of our republic lies in the hands of the voters, if we are to restore and preserve freedom and liberty for all in America."

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