LARSON STATEMENT ON SUPREME COURT RULING TO END REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

Statement

"The Supreme Court's decision to overturn almost 50 years of precedent and subjugate women's rights to their own bodies is shameful," said Larson. "Abortion is now completely outlawed in 13 states with more expected to follow.

"The House passed the Women's Health Protection Act ten months ago, and the Supreme Court's draft opinion overturning Roe v. Wade was leaked in April of this year. The Senate knows the urgency to protect this right, and the filibuster is once again standing in the way. Nowhere in the Constitution does it say you need 60 votes to pass a law.

"I am proud Connecticut has already taken action to protect the right to safe and legal abortion, but the Senate must act at a federal level to ensure every American in every state can access the reproductive care they need," Larson continued. "There is no time to waste; the Women's Health Protection Act must become law now."

The Women's Health Protection Act establishes the federal statutory right for health care providers to offer abortion care and the federal right for patients to receive that care, free from state restrictions.

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