Statement by Congressman Kildee on Supreme Court Roe v. Wade Decision

Statement

Congressman Dan Kildee, Chief Deputy Whip of the House Democratic Caucus, issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade:

"Health care decisions should be made between a woman and her doctor--not politicians or judges. For nearly fifty years, our nation's laws have protected a woman's right to make her own decisions about her body and future. But now, Republican-appointed justices have taken away those fundamental rights for tens of millions of Americans.

"Overturning Roe v. Wade will go down as one of the most reprehensible Supreme Court decisions in our country's history. This extreme decision, which rejects a half century of precedent, lays the groundwork for our nation's highest court to potentially roll back the clock on other individual rights like access to birth control and same-sex marriage. While I am extremely disappointed by today's decision, I will not stop fighting to protect a woman's right to make her own health care decisions. In Congress, I voted for legislation to protect the constitutional right to an abortion. And in Michigan, I will continue working to prevent a 1931 state law making abortion illegal, even in the cases of rape and incest, from coming into effect."

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