McCollum Statement on U.S. Supreme Court’s Whole Woman’s Health Decision

Congresswoman Betty McCollum released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt:

“Today’s Supreme Court decision is a victory for women and their families and a rejection of Republican attempts to deny a woman’s right to access reproductive healthcare.

Texas’ restrictions on abortion providers were a blatant effort to make reproductive healthcare impossible to obtain. I was proud to join 162 Democrats in Congress on an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to do exactly what it did today: find that these laws cause an undue burden on a woman’s right to make her own healthcare decisions.

While today’s decision affirms that restrictive laws like Texas’ are unconstitutional, House Republicans continue to squander taxpayer dollars on their Select Committee to Target Planned Parenthood. My Democratic colleagues and I have been clear that this egregious waste of time and money must end.

Women have a constitutional right to make their own healthcare decisions. I will continue to work to make sure that right is protected from Republican attempts to take it away.”