Speaking on the Senate floor to stand with women and men across the country and once again defend #RoeVWade and a woman's constitutional right to a safe, legal abortion from Republicans' anti-doctor, anti-women, and anti-family legislation. twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1…
Republicans are pretending we don’t already have laws on the books to protect infants—and are using that as a pretense to drum up fear and misunderstanding about one of the most heartbreaking situations a family can face.
Leader McConnell has indicated he wants to pivot to legislating—which makes the two atrocious anti-abortion bills an interesting choice, because all 100 Senators know they are going absolutely nowhere.
The truth is, Republicans’ charade isn’t actually about passing laws or what’s best for patients. It’s about Republicans’ crass political calculation that they can fire up their far-right base with a war against the constitutionally protected right to safe, legal abortion.
These bills would affect families across the country who have struggled with the painful reality that the child they had hoped for cannot survive—people like Judy from WA state, who over 20 weeks into her pregnancy learned that her son's organs weren't developing properly.
To the politicians supporting these atrocious bills that restrict women's constitutional right to safe, legal abortion, I have to ask: how dare you think your opinion is more important than the knowledge of medical experts and the wishes of the family affected?
Whatever Republicans try next, Democrats will continue to make clear we oppose every one of their efforts to further chip away at access to safe, legal abortion under #RoeVWade.
We'll keep fighting and lifting up the stories of families so that Republicans can't ignore them.
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