Monmouth Times

Washington, D.C. – Energy and Commerce Committee Ranking Member Frank Pallone, Jr. (D-NJ) released the following statement on June 23, one day before the first anniversary of the Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization: 

 “In the year since the Supreme Court’s devastating decision in Dobbs v. Jackson’s Women’s Health Organization, nearly half of all of states have outright banned or severely restricted access to abortion. The consequences of this cruel decision are more appalling every day as women are forced to travel hundreds or thousands of miles to seek care or go without. Meanwhile health care providers are placed in an untenable position of delaying or denying lifesaving medical care out of fear of legal prosecution, worsening prenatal care, and making it harder for providers to treat miscarriages and other pregnancy-related emergencies. 

 “The impact of Dobbs has reverberated throughout our health care system and has allowed extremist politicians to intervene between patients and their doctors to make reproductive health care decisions on their behalf. 

 “It has also emboldened Republicans to go even further as anti-abortion extremists have made it clear they have no intention of stopping until there is a nationwide ban on abortion. While state legislatures restrict reproductive rights, radical Republican judges have also attempted to dramatically restrict access to medication abortion, substituting their own ideology for FDA’s rigorous scientific review.  

 “In the face of these harmful restrictions, it is vital that we keep fighting to restore reproductive rights nationwide. We must pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to ensure that all Americans, no matter where they live, can get the care they need when they need it and that doctors can provide care without fear of criminal prosecution and intimidation.”

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