Blumenauer Statement on Supreme Court's Decision Overturning Roe v. Wade

Statement

Today, U.S. Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-OR) issued the following statement concerning the Supreme Court's ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade:

"Today I join millions of Americans feeling the shocking loss of reproductive freedom in our country. This is not merely a political or legal issue. This is profoundly personal, speaking to an individual's right to control their body and rely on a half-century of legal, constitutional certainty.

The ability to decide when, how, and with whom to have a child is deeply important. That decision is a personal one, and one that should be decided by an individual in consultation with their doctor and family, not an ideological Supreme Court.

 Oregon is the only place in the U.S. where abortion is fully protected. We can be grateful to Planned Parenthood Oregon which has been preparing to receive a crushing influx of women seeking abortion care in the weeks and months to come. 

We must quickly pivot to protect what we have and continue our fight in every state and every community. Congress should pass the Women's Health Protection Act which would codify a person's right to the full spectrum of reproductive care. We must prepare to fight each new legal challenge to abortion and protect health care providers that are able to continue offering a complete range of reproductive services.

This is not the end of the fight. Rather this is the beginning of a new chapter in which we must stand strong and intensify our efforts to protect the majority of people living in the United States."

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