The draft Supreme Court opinion on Roe v. Wade, according to New York Attorney General Letitia James, is an “egregious attempt to overturn abortion rights.”
“We will not be silenced by this egregious attempt to overturn abortion rights,” James stated in a press release. “The time is now for Congress to act and pass legislation that codifies Roe v. Wade to protect the future of people’s health and abortion access in the United States. We must defend and preserve our most basic human rights.”
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James continued, “I have long fought and will keep fighting for reproductive freedom in New York and states across the country because our democracy is strongest when every voice is heard and protected. I will never quit fighting for equality, justice, and the right for all people across the country to have full control over their own bodies.”
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf, a Democrat, has stated that abortion access will remain “legal and safe” in the state as long as he is governor.
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Wolf also stated that he will continue to reject any measure that jeopardises the state’s access to abortion.
“Any decision to overturn Roe v. Wade is an assault on the right to safe, legal abortion services,” Wolf said in a statement on Tuesday.
“Let’s be clear: the issue is not whether we believe in choice, but rather who is going to make that choice. I believe that should be the person who is most closely involved in making this difficult decision — not lawmakers and judges. And I believe that’s a right that applies to every person across this country,” he added.
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Wolf is scheduled to conduct a news conference on Wednesday to discuss the potential implications of the draft US Supreme Court judgement on the state.
