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Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement as the Supreme Court heard arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt.

“A woman’s access to reproductive healthcare shouldn’t be dependent on her income or zip code. Unfortunately, politicians across the country are passing dangerous laws that block women from exercising their constitutionally protected right to choose,” DelBene said. “I hope the Court recognizes that these shameful attacks undermine Roe v. Wade, put women’s health at risk and must be struck down. If the Court upholds these laws, it could pave the way for similar restrictions at the federal level — and Republican leaders are already trying. Women deserve better. They deserve the freedom to make their own healthcare choices.”

DelBene spoke on the House floor about the case. Video can be found HERE.

Earlier this year, DelBene joined more than 150 colleagues in filing an amicus brief urging the Court to support a woman’s constitutional right to decide whether and when to have a child.

In Whole Woman’s Health, Texas physicians seeking to protect women’s access to safe medical care are challenging the state’s 2013 anti-choice law (HB 2), which threatens to close more than 75 percent of clinics offering abortion care and leave many women with little meaningful ability to exercise their constitutional rights.

DelBene is an appointed member of Republicans’ Select Panel to Attack Women’s Health, which was established to investigate Planned Parenthood and other abortion providers. In her role on the Select Panel, DelBene is fighting to protect women’s access to healthcare and safeguard the privacy and safety of doctors, patients and medical students across the country.

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