Rep Lieu Statement On Supreme Court Decision Overturning Roe V. Wade

Statement

Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D-Los Angeles County) issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization.

"I am deeply distraught by today's Supreme Court decision on abortion. It is, unfortunately, exactly as we feared. The Republicans' decades-long war waged in support of forced birth has culminated in this appalling decision. Roe v. Wade was settled law according to the confirmation testimonies of the Justices who just voted to overturn it. These Justices lied to the Senate and the American people to be confirmed. It should come as no surprise that public confidence in the Supreme Court is at its lowest. Conservative justices, who have often decried legislating from the bench, will now impose their radical views on abortion onto the rest of the country.

"Ultimately, this is a personal liberties issue. Some religions support abortion, and some religions oppose abortion. Abortion is a complicated and personal decision. That is exactly why it is wrong for the government to unilaterally make a decision that should rest with the woman, her doctor, her God and her family. The criminalization of abortion, which is what Republicans want, is an attack on bodily autonomy and an attack on an individual's right not to be pregnant."

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