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Washington, DC – Congresswoman Jennifer Wexton (D-VA) issued the following statement after The U.S. Supreme Court announced a decision in the Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization case, overturning Roe v. Wade and allowing for the criminalization of abortion in America:

“This is an all-out assault on women’s right to an abortion – our worst fears, realized – handed down by an extreme and partisan Court that is violating decades of precedent. Criminalizing abortion, as this decision allows for, will be disastrous for women’s health.

“We’ve now seen that this Court cannot be trusted to defend basic established freedoms, which is why Congress must do everything in our power to protect against this egregious attack on women’s freedom and reproductive rights. I’ve proudly voted to codify Roe in the House, and I urge the Senate to eliminate the arcane filibuster rule that is standing in the way of upholding the law of the land.”

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