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On the recordJanuary 21, 2022
This case is a disaster for the rule of law and a grave disservice to women in Texas, who have a right to control their own bodies. I will not stand by silently as a state continues to nullify this constitutional guarantee. I dissent.
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Sonia Sotomayor
New York
Source
msnbc.com

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Sotomayor expresses her dissent regarding the Texas law that undermines women's rights to choose.

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