“There is no time to waste: nearly half of the states already had laws in place to ban abortion or severely restrict access as soon as the Supreme Court decision came down”
U.S. Senators John Hickenlooper and Michael Bennet joined a group of 33 Democratic Senators in a letter to President Joe Biden urging “bold action” to protect the right to abortion after the conservative wing of the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and Republicans made this generation of women the first with fewer rights than their mothers.
“We appreciate that in your speech yesterday, you acknowledged the reality that the ‘health and life of women across this nation are now at risk.’ Now is the time for bold action to protect the right to an abortion. You have the power to fight back and lead a national response to this devastating decision, so we call on you to take every step available to your Administration, across federal agencies, to help women access abortions and other reproductive health care, and to protect those who will face the harshest burdens from this devastating and extreme decision,” wrote the Hickenlooper, Bennet, and the Senators.
The letter comes as 22 state have laws in place to ban or severely restrict access that are trigged by the courts’ decision — with at least seven statewide abortion bans already in effect. Meanwhile, Republicans have made clear they will not stop with overturning Roe: next, they will push for a national abortion ban.
“There is no time to waste: nearly half of the states already had laws in place to ban abortion or severely restrict access as soon as the Supreme Court decision came down. Many states enacted those laws immediately, and at least a dozen are set to follow suit in the coming days and weeks,” continued the Senators. “Women across the country are now being told by states what choices they can and cannot make when it comes to their own health and reproductive choices. This is dangerous and horrifying and it will endanger women’s lives.”
Visit https://www.help.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Dobbs%20Decision%20Biden%20Letter_FINAL1.pdf for the letter they sent to President Biden.
