Golden Statement on Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe vs. Wade Decision

Statement

Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02) released a statement in response to the U.S. Supreme Court's announcement today of its decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. The court has effectively reversed the Roe and Casey decisions, overturning decades of settled law that gave Americans the right to access abortion care.

"Today's decision by the Supreme Court is a grave mistake. The majority opinion is wrong on principle and it is wrong on the merits, tossing aside decades of established precedent. In many parts of the country, there will be serious and harmful consequences for millions of women.

"Here in Maine, the reproductive healthcare decisions of women remain protected under current state law. Today's decision should remind us just how important it is to fight for state legislative majorities that will safeguard the right of a woman to make private decisions about her body. And while the odds of success may be long, I believe Congress should work to find ways to protect women's rights to the greatest extent possible by codifying as much of the Roe and Casey frameworks as possible within the constraints of our narrow majorities, even if we are unable to preserve the entire pre-Dobbs status quo." -- Congressman Jared Golden (ME-02)

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