Extremist judges will not stop endangering the lives of pregnant people or people who may become pregnant—overturning Roe v. Wade, attacking medication abortion, threatening the future of IVF, and this week at SCOTUS, emergency abortion care.
Our lawyers are waging strategic fights that make clear what is at stake for people who can become pregnant and seek to bolster our fundamental rights to control our lives, futures, and destinies.
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The following is a statement by Fatima Goss Graves, President and CEO of the National Women’s Law Center (NWLC):
“President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court puts women’s health, equality, dignity, and even lives on the line. It will shift the balance of the Court, and could roll back rights for an entire generation.
“It’s clear Judge Kavanaugh is dangerous for women. He has voted against women’s constitutional rights, including approving the Trump Administration blocking a young immigrant woman from obtaining an abortion. This appalling opinion was Kavanaugh’s audition for the Supreme Court. After showing his hostility to abortion, he was added to Trump’s shortlist.
“What’s more, this entire nomination process was tainted from the start. Trump’s judges were vetted by anti-abortion and anti-ACA groups and, according to Trump’s campaign promises, his nominee would ‘automatically’ overturn Roe v. Wade and dismantle the Affordable Care Act. We must take Trump at his word and every Senator should too. We strongly oppose the nomination of Judge Kavanaugh. This country deserves a nominee who will affirm that the Constitution protects the dignity and equality of all persons, including the right to abortion.”
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For immediate release: July 9, 2018
Contact: Maria Patrick ([email protected]) and Olympia Feil ([email protected])
