For almost five decades, Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land and ensured the constitutional right to choose — but every day since, Washington Republicans have tried to roll back our progress.
From appointing anti-choice judges to defunding Planned Parenthood and threatening to jail doctors, it’s clear that they do not care about women’s rights or reproductive health.
The Texas abortion ban is just Republicans’ latest attack on reproductive rights. And the Supreme Court’s refusal to block this legislation has set an incredibly dangerous precedent — states across the country will follow Texas’s lead and pass anti-abortion laws that claim jurisdiction over a woman’s body.