Ed Markey: “This is an issue that we are going to return to. Justice Thomas, in…”

On the recordJune 21, 2023

This is an issue that we are going to return to. Justice Thomas, in his comments on the Dobbs decision, said that the decisions made by the Supreme Court that extended privacy rights were an overreach. This Supreme Court began with the Dobbs decision. It is very clear, because he mentioned it specifically, that the Griswold decision--the decision to, in fact, protect the right to contraception--is also now in the crosshairs of the Supreme Court. So it is imperative that we return to this law to begin the process of passing legislation to codify this protection for Americans. I yield the floor. The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Nevada. Unanimous Consent Request--S. 2053

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Ed Markey

Democratic · Massachusetts

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Jun 21, 2023

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