New York City Insider: Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade.

 

PRESS RELEASE For Immediate Release January 22, 2023

Statement from Representative Adriano Espaillat on the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade.   NEW YORK, NY – Representative Adriano Espaillat (NY-13) issued the following statement today to mark what would have been the 50th year since the Supreme Court first decided Roe v. Wade: “This date marks 50 years since the Supreme Court first decided Roe v. Wade in January of 1973, guaranteeing the right to privacy and to abortion in the United States,” said Rep. Espaillat. “However, on June 24, 2022, we witnessed the Supreme Court strip away that right and overturned Roe in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Since then, these rights have been banned in at least 13 states and counting. In others, reproductive rights and care are severely restricted. “It is no secret that extreme MAGA Republicans have launched new attacks on women’s reproductive freedom as part of House Republicans’ commitment to criminalizing abortion nationwide with no exceptions," Espaillat continued.  "Many Americans are already suffering under the horrifying consequences of Republicans’ agenda: women denied lifesaving care, health care providers under attack, and new laws that punish women and those who help them. “While House Republicans try to criminalize abortion, I reintroduced my resolution to reaffirm that access to abortion constitutes access to health care and is a fundamental liberty. This fight is long from over, and I stand with my colleagues and my constituents to urge true reproductive freedom and protections to access for all.”