LaMalfa Reacts to Supreme Court's Repeal of Roe

Today, Congressman Doug LaMalfa (R -- Richvale) reacted to the United State Supreme Court's decision to overturn the 1973 case of Roe v. Wade, which created a blanket legal protection for women to seek an abortion in the United States. The decision came as the Court deliberated on Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a case involving a Mississippi law that limits abortions after 15 weeks. Earlier this year on May 2, 2022, an initial draft majority opinion was leaked, indicating that the Supreme Court was prepared to overturn Roe and another abortion case, Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

"Today's Supreme Court decision repealing Roe is a win for the right to life, for the unborn, and the constitution. Nearly fifty years ago, a partisan Court created a right to abort a child out of thin air. Overturning Roe does not ban abortion, but rightfully returns the abortion debate back to Congress and State Legislatures. In our Representative Republic, those elected by the people should be the ones to create laws and balance tradeoffs, not judges. It is past time that the radical Democrat one party rule stop imposing their immoral and dangerous agenda on the American people," said Congressman LaMalfa.

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