WOBURN -- Massachusetts Republican Party Chairman Jim Lyons said Friday he's proud of the courage justices of the United State Supreme Court showed in overturning Roe v. Wade, especially given recent credible threats of violence.
"The Democrats are constantly lecturing us to 'trust the science.' In this case, the science has proven that fetal pain and suffering is a real thing, yet in every instance, the Democrats have sought to expand the timeframe for abortions, thus expanding the cruelty and pain experienced by the unborn."
"Inflicting pain and death on another living, developing individual is not a right protected by the Constitution, no matter how warped the Democrats' logic may be."
Lyons noted that the SCOTUS decision does not ban abortions, but allows for each state Legislature to determine the legality of abortions for themselves. In Massachusetts, Democrats successfully codified abortion rights into state law in 2020, but as Lyons pointed out, stripped a state statute guaranteeing newborns the right to lifesaving medical care.
"Sadly, the Democrats here in Massachusetts not only codified abortion into state law but also placated their donors in the abortion industry by drastically expanding something they once claimed to be 'safe, legal, and rare.'" Lyons said. "That said, today's decision corrects the constitutional error that was the original Roe v. Wade decision and provides American voters with a real choice moving forward."
