Erin Delaney, Director of Health Care Policy at the Progressive Policy Institute (PPI), released the following statement on the would-be 51st anniversary of the passage of Roe v. Wade, the United States Supreme Court’s landmark decision that recognized the constitutional right to an abortion and legalized the procedure nationwide:
“Thanks to former President Donald Trump and his appointments of right-wing activist judges to the Supreme Court, a new generation of Americans are now living with a reversal of rights that their parents and grandparents fought for. The onslaught of restrictions and bans to reproductive health care that have come in the wake of Dobbs further inflicts suffering on families and their ability to make their own decisions about their own health and when and how to grow their family.
“The Republican Party is out of touch with working-class Americans who are increasingly distressed about the state of abortion access since the end of Roe. In PPI’s Winning Back Working America poll, 56% of participants said they are concerned about abortion access. Republican’s relentless effort to curtail access to reproductive health care is directly opposed to the majority of Americans’ wishes, eroding the foundation of democracy and their personal liberty.
“Democrats must continue to expand their majority by appealing to working-class voters, including Independents and Republicans who are anxious about the fragile state of access to reproductive care in the 2024 election and beyond.
“PPI firmly believes in and will always defend reproductive freedom by fighting against far-right extremism and working to expand access to comprehensive reproductive health care for all Americans.”
The Progressive Policy Institute (PPI) is a catalyst for policy innovation and political reform based in Washington, D.C. Its mission is to create radically pragmatic ideas for moving America beyond ideological and partisan deadlock. Learn more about PPI by visiting progressivepolicy.org.
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