Congressman Cohen Condemns Supreme Court Ruling Overturning Roe. v. Wade

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Congressman Steve Cohen (TN-09), Chairman of the Constitution, Civil Rights and Civil Liberties Subcommittee of the Judiciary Committee, condemned the 6-3 ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization that effectively ends the Constitutional right to an abortion, and made the following statement:

"What has been a right for women for nearly 50 years has been struck down by this radical Supreme Court. Roe. v. Wade empowered women to make decisions about their health care and the most fundamental trajectory of their lives. That has been taken from them by an activist Supreme Court that has chosen to ignore the Court's precedents for a political agenda.

"Lucius Burch, a great Memphis lawyer, spoke to me many years ago about the possibility of Roe v. Wade being overturned. He said it would never happen because women in this country would march in the streets in protest. Mr. Burch was wrong about Roe never being overturned. But he was right about how women will react. Women in this country will march and march and march -- and they will vote and vote and vote."

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