Reproductive Freedom

Senator Lindsey M. Williams released the following statement in response to the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe v. Wade:

I am completely devastated over today’s Supreme Court ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which has overturned the right to a safe, legal abortion in this country, but I am ready to fight back. I will always stand for a woman’s right to healthcare, and that includes abortion. Deciding if, when, and with whom to start or grow a family is a human right. I trust people to make the best decisions about their lives, families and their healthcare. This fight is about our right to privacy and our right to bodily autonomy.

Restricting access to abortion disproportionately affects communities that already face systemic barriers to health care, including people of color, young people, those in rural areas, and those with low incomes. There are a lot of issues for us to tackle when it comes to healthcare, but restricting access to it is not the solution. Further than that, outlawing abortion does not stop abortion. It only stops safe abortion.

Apoyo la aprobación en el Senado de EE.UU. de la Ley de Protección de la Salud de la Mujer a nivel federal, que protegería el acceso al aborto en todo el país, y que el Congreso adopte cualquier medida adicional o necesaria para codificar las protecciones previstas en Roe. La Ley de Protección de la Salud de la Mujer fue aprobada por la Cámara de Representantes de Estados Unidos el pasado mes de septiembre, pero aún no ha sido aprobada por el Senado. En octubre del año pasado, firmé un Amicus Brief en apoyo de los centros de salud reproductiva de Pensilvania y del Women's Law Project en un caso sobre el acceso a la atención sanitaria de las mujeres con bajos ingresos.

Esta decisión judicial ha dejado a muchos de nosotros con incertidumbre, dolor y rabia, incluida yo. Pero seguiré luchando en Harrisburg para proteger los derechos fundamentales de todas las personas a una atención sanitaria reproductiva segura, accesible y completa.

Legislación en la que estoy trabajando

Protecting Women’s Reproductive Rights: Codifying Roe v Wade in Pennsylvania Law

This legislation will codify protections for women’s health, women’s rights, and women’s choice to make their own healthcare decisions into state law.

In 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade that abortion rights being left to the individual states was a violation of the right to privacy and equal protection under the law. This ruling had provided American women the reproductive freedoms and personal health choices that we deserve as equal citizens.

With Roe v Wade overturned by a partisan Supreme Court earlier today, the fight will now be left up to the states. Pennsylvania cannot remain silent in defending a woman’s right to make decisions about her own body. We cannot and we will never back down in the fight to protect our rights, our bodies, and our right to choice.

The Supreme Court acted in defiance of the American people today. Red states and blue states, cities and rural areas, young and old – no matter where you live, the majority of people of our Commonwealth and the people of our Country want Roe v Wade to remain the law of the land.

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