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Monday, September 06, 2021

Pelosi Statement on Supreme Court Shadow Ruling on Texas Reproductive Rights Case September 2, 2021 Press Release

Link. The Speaker stating in part - 

“The Supreme Court’s cowardly, dark-of-night decision to uphold a flagrantly unconstitutional assault on women’s rights and health is staggering.  That this radically partisan Court chose to do so without a full briefing, oral arguments or providing a full, signed opinion is shameful.

“SB8 delivers catastrophe to women in Texas, particularly women of color and women from low-income communities.  Every woman, everywhere has the constitutional right to basic health care.  SB8 is the most extreme, dangerous abortion ban in half a century, and its purpose is to destroy Roe v. Wade, and even refuses to make exceptions for cases of rape and incest.  This ban necessitates codifying Roe v. Wade.

“Upon our return, the House will bring up Congresswoman Judy Chu’s Women’s Health Protection Act to enshrine into law reproductive health care for all women across America. 

“SB8 unleashes one of the most disturbing, unprecedented and far-reaching assaults on health care providers – and on anyone who helps a woman, in any way, access an abortion – by creating a vigilante bounty system that will have a chilling effect on the provision of any reproductive health care services. 

Federalize it. Preempt assholery. Let Mitch try to filibuster to block it. Attach it to the infrastructure bill. See if that helps polarize the issue and helps Dem 2022 GOTV, whereas GOP GOTV is always rabid anyway - in all ways. Call their bet. Raise 'em.

Yes, the whole bit is fiddling while Rome burns, but create an award for best fiddler.