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Deborah Koff Ross: this week marks the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade when the Supreme Court finally granted women the right to control…

On the recordJanuary 21, 2026
this week marks the 53rd anniversary of Roe v. Wade when the Supreme Court finally granted women the right to control their own reproductive healthcare. Tragically, in 2022, one-half century of reproductive freedom was stripped away when the conservative majority on the Court overturned Roe. Since then, we have seen extreme abortion bans enacted across the country, including in North Carolina. Today, Republicans at all levels of government are waging an all-out war on Americans' access to care, pushing healthcare even further out of reach for millions of women. First they took away our right to choose, and then they took away our healthcare coverage. They came for our freedom, and then they came for our doctors and hospitals. Women deserve better. Republicans deserve the blame.
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Deborah Koff Ross
Democratic · North Carolina

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Discussing the anniversary of Roe v. Wade and the impact of its overturning on women's healthcare access.

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