Statement: Senator Ron Latz Comments on Supreme Court’s Abortion Reversal Draft Opinion

St. Louis Park, MN – Today, Senator Ron Latz commented on Justice Samuel Alito’s draft opinion reversing Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.

“Abortion is a moral and constitutional right,” said Sen. Latz. “The Supreme Court’s draft opinion is a blanket attack on a woman’s right to privacy and bodily autonomy. The right to privacy is, among other things, a critical unenumerated right that protects against government interference from quite literally reaching into a woman’s womb. As such, the impact of this decision—were it to hold—would severely erode a woman’s long-protected freedom of privacy and bodily autonomy.”

“Make no mistake, states will criminalize and quite possibly jail a woman for making the incredibly difficult decision to abort a child,” stated Sen. Latz. “Many in Minnesota will attempt to follow suit and pass archaic abortion laws. Thus, we must ready ourselves to protect this fundamental freedom in Minnesota if those at the federal level will not. Women’s rights are human rights and while today is a sad day, we must keep fighting to protect that freedom.”

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