June 24, 2022
SPEAKER KROWINSKI STATEMENT ON U.S. SUPREME COURT DECISION TO OVERTURN ROE V. WADE
Montpelier, VT – Today, House Speaker Jill Krowinski issued the following statement regarding the U.S. Supreme Court Decision to Overturn Roe v. Wade:
“This is a truly sad day in our nation's history. The Supreme Court ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade is setting reproductive rights back 50 years, a decision that is unacceptable and unconscionable. I believe access to abortion services should be legal and accessible, and should be a decision made between an individual and their health care provider. I am proud of the work we’ve done in the legislature to ensure reproductive rights will remain safe and available in this new post-Roe world for Vermonters. Currently in Vermont reproductive rights are protected under Freedom of Choice Act, which guarantees access to contraceptive and abortion services, but we know we need to go a step further. On the ballot in November is the reproductive liberty constitutional amendment and we must pass it to enshrine reproductive rights in our state constitution - becoming the first state in the nation to constitutionally solidify these rights.”
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