LANSING, Mich. (June 24, 2022) — Sen. Erika Geiss (D-Taylor) today issued the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade and upheld Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, thus allowing for a 15-week abortion ban in Mississippi:
“I am deeply saddened for all the Americans who lost their bodily autonomy and access to abortion — a safe and normal health care procedure — at the hands of the anti-abortion majority U.S. Supreme Court today. This extremist decision by the Roberts Court is an unconscionable attack of the fundamental rights for all Americans, not just women.
“Since 2005, the Roberts Court has left no stone unturned in their dismantling of abortion access in America. Of the many regressive court rulings, this one stands out as among the worst in judicial history and will have far-reaching, negative consequences beyond abortion access. o determine if and when to have children, the shape of our families, and to access necessary health care. No one should be criminalized or targeted, patient or provider, for pregnancy outcomes and people making their oToday’s ruling defies the abortion access that a majority — two-thirds — of Americans want and will leave 36 million of people without access to this safe health care procedure, which should be available and accessible no matter a person’s identity or circumstances.
“We may have lost today’s battle, but we are not, and cannot, be done here. More than ever, we must fight like hell to protect and preserve the fundamental freedom to make our own health care decisions. Today is for anger and sorrow, but tomorrow, all Michiganders regardless of race, gender, or socioeconomic status must come together to bring about the change we wish to see in this country. We will continue to support abortion and access to it because it is our right twn decisions about their bodies and futures.”
Sen. Geiss introduced Senate Bill 70 on Feb. 2, 2021, to repeal Michigan’s outdated 1931 law that bans abortions in Michigan. The bill was referred to the Senate Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety, where it has not been acted upon.
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