STATEMENT FROM CONGRESSMAN JOE MORELLE IN RESPONSE TO SUPREME COURT DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE

(Washington, D.C.) — Congressman Joe Morelle issued the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Roe v. Wade: 

“This is a tragic day in America: The Supreme Court has just delivered the most disastrous and terrifying ruling in decades. This formally begins an all-out assault on women’s rights.

“Today’s decision has reversed over 50 years of progress and will return our nation to a dark and dangerous era where women no longer have control over their own bodies. At this very moment, states around the nation are moving to criminalize a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions and her fundamental right to privacy.

“We must turn our anger into action. I remain steadfast in my commitment to protecting women’s healthcare, and I will work tirelessly to protect the essential rights and freedoms all women deserve.”