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Friends,
Today marks 50 years since the Roe v. Wade decision. This landmark ruling made abortion a constitutionally protected right, impacting generations of women and giving millions of people greater control over their own bodies – until the Supreme Court overturned it last summer.
The disastrous Dobbs decision meant tens of millions of women lost access to lifesaving reproductive care – and many lost it overnight thanks to Republican state laws.
We always knew that overturning Roe was the GOP’s top priority – it’s one of the reasons why I and dozens of other women ran for Congress in 2018. They were preparing for this for decades. Within hours of the Dobbs ruling, 13 red states across the country banned abortion thanks to “trigger laws” – designed to be "triggered" and take effect automatically when Roe was repealed.
But they’re not stopping at Roe , friends. The anti-choice movement is now shifting its efforts towards a national abortion ban – and Congressional Republicans made it clear they’re on board when Lindsey Graham introduced a federal ban in the Senate last fall. And in the past few weeks alone, I’ve already had to vote against TWO anti-abortion bills targeting reproductive health clinics and providers that the new House Republican majority has forced votes on.
I know it’s easy to get discouraged by all this, but there is still hope. In the midterm elections, the American people made it clear that they do NOT support the GOP’s anti-choice agenda: In every state where abortion rights were on the ballot last year, Americans voted to protect lifesaving reproductive care. Three states enshrined abortion rights in their constitutions and two others rejected stricter abortion laws.
We may have suffered some setbacks, but the movement for reproductive freedom is more motivated than ever to fight back – as am I. From testifying for the ROE Act here in Massachusetts, voting for the Women's Health Protection Act in Congress, introducing legislation to help providers navigate the post- Roe legal landscape, and so much more, I have always made it a top priority of mine to be at the forefront in the fight to defend abortion rights.
And today, to commemorate what would have been the 50th anniversary of Roe , I pledge to continue doing all I can to ensure that the right and the ability to access abortion is guaranteed to all Americans.
In solidarity,
Lori Trahan
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