Statement: Khanna on Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe V. Wade

Statement

Today, Rep. Ro Khanna (D-CA), Deputy Whip of the Congressional Progressive Caucus, issued the following statement on the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade.

"Today's Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade strips Americans of their basic freedom and endangers the health and safety of millions. It strips women of the right to make their own decisions about their bodies and their futures. It hits low-income women, women of color, and women living in rural areas particularly hard. It defies not only 50 years of legal precedent, but also the will of the American people.

It is heartbreaking to watch our country go backwards and see our hard-fought progress eroded. But we cannot give up. Now, we must mobilize and do everything possible to save the right to an abortion. That means rallying a wave of public support, ending the filibuster and passing legislation in the Senate to codify Roe v. Wade. It also means addressing the politicization of the Supreme Court that paved the way for this decision. It is time to end lifetime appointments to the Supreme Court to restore judicial independence and trust in the highest court in the land.

We are a party that stands for freedom, and that includes a person's ability to make decisions about their own body, their own family, and their own healthcare. We'll keep fighting for freedom until this egregious decision can be reversed."

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