“We write to urge your support for restricting the Supreme Court’s appellate jurisdiction in the areas of abortion, marriage equality, non-procreative intimacy, and contraception,” the lawmakers wrote in a letter to the congressional leaders.
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“In doing so, we can ensure that, as Congress takes legislative action to codify each of these fundamental rights, a radical, restless, and newly constituted majority on the Court cannot further undermine the protections we would enact.”concurring opinion in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision
“The House of Representatives already passed the Women’s Health Protection Act last fall to codify the constitutional right to abortion, and if this bill becomes law, we can expect that legal challenges will eventually come before the Supreme Court again. Once more, the constitutional right to abortion would be put at risk,” they said. “We are concerned by the Court’s dismantling of other statutes duly enacted by Congress, including the Voting Rights Act and the Clean Air Act.
Last month, the Supreme Court overturned the 1973 landmark decision of Roe v. Wade, which determined the right to abortion was constitutional. At least nine states have now banned abortion, and other restrictions and bans in other states are expected.
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