American Constitution Society President Caroline Fredrickson on Whole Woman’s Health Ruling

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Washington, D.C. – The U.S. Supreme Court ruled today that laws aimed at shutting down abortion clinics in Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas under the pretext of “protecting women’s health” are unconstitutional.

American Constitution Society for Law and Policy President Caroline Fredrickson made the following statement:

“The Supreme Court today reaffirmed its commitment to ensuring equal rights for women. Laws that target a woman’s ability to make personal health care choices place women in an unequal position with men, and threaten women’s physical wellbeing. Today’s ruling should send a clear message to legislators that measures aimed at curtailing a woman’s constitutional right to have an abortion will not be tolerated.”

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