The Dobbs decision was a major setback for women’s rights
Today marks two years since the three extremist, right-wing Supreme Court Justices handpicked by Trump led the Court to overturn Roe v. Wade in the Dobbs decision. We've been living with the dangerous, disastrous aftermath ever since.
Make no mistake: The last thing anybody needs in the exam room when making personal, intimate decisions about our bodies are judgmental politicians who want to dictate the outcome regardless of the health risks.
Yet, that's exactly what's happening right now. We are seeing the very real and dangerous consequences across the country of taking away the right to safe and legal abortions. Across the country, MAGA Republicans have passed laws banning abortion, criminalizing providers, and restricting access to contraception. More than 1 in 3 women in America currently live under some form of abortion ban. Women are waiting longer for needed care, being turned away from emergency rooms, and, in some cases, being forced to travel hundreds of miles to get the reproductive care they need.
In Oregon, we've made it clear we will stand strong for the right to compassionate reproductive care. That's how it should be across the country. The decision to have an abortion is one that should be made by you and only you – not by judges, not by MAGA politicians, and not by your ability to pay or the zip code you live in.
It's outrageous that MAGA Republicans continue to put lives at risk by playing partisan games to criminalize reproductive care.
Restoring and defending reproductive rights for all Americans is one of the reasons I'm so focused on holding the Senate Democratic Majority, flipping the House in 2024, and holding the White House.
It's on all of us – members of Congress, medical professionals, advocates, and voters – to stand up against this nightmare vision of women forced to carry pregnancies to term against their will. Each one of us should have the freedom to live our lives without politicians forcing their way into our bedrooms and exam rooms.
Onward!
Jeff
