Planned Parenthood Votes Marks Two-Year Anniversary of Leaked Supreme Court Opinion in Dobbs Case

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Two years ago today, the majority Supreme Court opinion was leaked in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, confirming the court’s plan to overturn Roe v. Wade and take away the constitutional right to abortion. Donald Trump proudly takes credit for that devastating decision and now that 21 states have put abortion bans in effect, he is responsible for robbing millions of safe, legal abortion access they deserve in their communities.

In response to the leak anniversary, Planned Parenthood Votes Executive Director, Jenny Lawson released the following statement:

“We don’t agree with Donald Trump often, but we certainly agree with him on this: Donald Trump is responsible for overturning Roe and for every abortion ban that has been enacted since. We've seen him brag about his role in stripping people of essential health care, but let's be clear, Trump and his anti-abortion allies like GOP Senate candidates Kari Lake and David McCormick never planned to stop at ending Roe. Abortion opponents' goal is to ban abortion access nationwide and take away IVF and birth control, using every lever they can — even without Congress. If elected, Donald Trump will attack reproductive health care on day one, just like he did in his last administration. He paved the way for the current abortion access crisis and it will only get worse if he’s re-elected. From Trump, all the way down the ballot, so much is on the line this election cycle. We can’t afford to let Trump, or any other candidate who is hostile to our rights, win in November — our freedom depends on it.”   

Here’s a reminder of what some of the anti-abortion candidates running for U.S. Senate said in the aftermath of the leak. These candidates cannot be trusted to protect their constituents’ health and safety:

• Kari Lake (AZ-Sen):  In response to POLITICO’s tweet sharing the leaked opinion, Lake tweeted, “Life Wins.”
• Dave McCormick (PA-Sen): McCormick welcomed the memo calling it “a huge victory for the protection of innocent life” if true.
• Sam Brown (NV-Sen): In response to the news, Brown reaffirmed that he is “proudly pro-life.”
• Bernie Moreno (OH-Sen): Moreno celebrated the leaked opinion saying “lives of countless unborn children… will be saved.”

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Planned Parenthood Votes is an independent expenditure political committee registered with the Federal Election Commission.