DNC, Dems slam decision as 'coordinated Republican effort,' say midterm stakes 'couldn't be higher'
In response to the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, DNC Chair Jaime Harrison, DSCC Chair Gary Peters, DCCC Chair Sean Patrick Maloney, DGA Chair Roy Cooper, DAGA Co-Chairs Aaron Ford and Kathy Jennings, DLCC Chair Andrea Stewart-Cousins, and Democratic Mayors Association President Levar M. Stoney issued the following joint statement:
“Democrats believe women in America have the right to make their own health care decisions, and that politicians should never get in the way of these private decisions," they wrote. "Today’s Supreme Court ruling is the culmination of a coordinated Republican effort to attack this fundamental freedom – but Democrats will fight back with every tool we can, and voters of every political persuasion will hold the GOP accountable in 2022."
“Make no mistake: The Republican Party will not stop at overturning Roe," they added.
The Democrats said the 2022 midterm elections "will now determine whether new, cruel, and punishing restrictions will be put in place on women and families."
"With Republicans in power, states could make abortion illegal without exceptions for rape, incest, and the life of the mother, and women and doctors could be charged with a crime if they have or perform an abortion," they warned.
“The stakes of November’s elections could not be higher – and voters will make their voices heard by standing with Democrats up and down the ballot.”
Posted by Brooke Singman