Political Quotes

“Madam Speaker, I rise today to condemn the disturbing Dobbs decision handed down by the Supreme Court recently. With the Dobbs decision, the Supreme Court overturned two historic rulings--Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood of Southeastern Pennsylvania v. Casey. These two decisions established a constitutional right to obtain the medical procedure known as an abortion. With the Dobbs decision, for the first time in nearly 50 years, Republicans have succeeded in making sure America's daughters have less freedom than their mothers. Republicans did this by taking away a woman's right to have an abortion. It's simple. This decision was made for one reason and one reason only: to control women and female service members, and their reproductive health care. All women, and especially those who have put their life in harm's way to serve their country, should have the right to choose their own reproductive health care. Sadly, nearly 80,000 female service members--40 percent of them on active duty--will have no access or very limited access to abortion services in the U.S. On top of that, women serving in the military experience unintended pregnancy rates 22 percent greater than civilians. According to a study in 2020, between 2,500 through 4,100 active-duty servicewomen have an abortion annually. Now, because of the right-wing Supreme Court, servicemembers stationed in states that ban abortion now may need to travel long distances to obtain an abortion.…”