Senator Patty Murray's office issued the following today:
Senator Murray launched a website for people to share stories about the impact Roe v. Wade has had for them and their loved ones
In recent floor speech
blasting Judge Kavanaugh’s record against women’s reproductive rights,
Senator Murray shared stories of women from before and after Roe v. Wade illustrating the importance of the decision
Recent WSJ/NBC poll shows 71 percent of voters oppose overturning Roe v. Wade
Senator Murray: “Make no
mistake: if Judge Kavanaugh is seated on the Supreme Court bench, five
men will be empowered to overturn Roe v. Wade and take us back to the days when women didn’t have the option of accessing safe, legal abortion.”
Senator Murray: “I have been
truly inspired by all the women and families coming forward to explain
exactly what this Administration’s harmful policies would mean in their
lives, or in the lives of people they care about, and that’s why I’m
asking more people to speak out...”
ICYMI—VIDEO: Sharing powerful stories of women’s experiences post-Roe v. Wade,
Senator Murray lays out the case against Judge Kavanaugh’s vision for
women in America, calls on men and women to speak out against nomination
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(Washington, D.C.) – Today, U.S. Senator
Patty Murray (D-WA), the top Democrat on the Senate health committee
and the highest ranking woman in the U.S. Senate, launched a platform
for people across the country to share their stories about how Roe v. Wade
has impacted their lives and those of their loved ones and why access
to the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion and
birth control, is so important to women’s health, economic security, and
freedom.
Following President Trump’s decision to pick an
extreme, ideological conservative as his nominee for the Supreme Court,
women and families across the country have been sharing their stories
about the importance of women’s reproductive rights in their lives and
speaking out about their opposition to Judge Kavanaugh’s confirmation—or
any nominee who would mean that five men will overturn Roe. v. Wade
and roll back women’s’ right to access safe, legal abortion. The new
effort launched by Senator Murray will help lift up those stories.
The website can be found HERE.
“President Trump has nominated an extreme,
ideological conservative judge to the Supreme Court, and the threat to
women’s reproductive rights is frighteningly real. Make no mistake: if
Judge Kavanaugh is seated on the Supreme Court bench, five men will be
empowered to overturn Roe v. Wade and take us back to the days when
women didn’t have the option of accessing safe, legal abortion,” said Senator Murray.
“I have been truly inspired by all the
women and families coming forward to explain exactly what this
Administration’s harmful policies would mean in their lives, or in the
lives of people they care about, and that’s why I’m asking more people
to speak out and share their stories about how has Roe v. Wade has impacted them or their loved ones.
“I’m committed to continuing to fight for
women’s reproductive freedoms, and I know there is simply too much at
stake to sit on the sidelines—and we can defeat this nomination.”
