Equality Caucus Condemns Supreme Court’s decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization

Washington, D.C. – Today, the Equality Caucus condemns the Supreme Court's decision overturning Roe v. Wade.

"Today's decision will result in millions of people—including LGBTQ+ people—being stripped of their bodily autonomy and access to abortion care," said Congressman David N. Cicilline (RI-01), Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus. "If the Supreme Court is willing to reverse decades of precedent and strip away a fundamental constitutional right, no right is safe. As Chair of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus, I am also extremely disturbed by Justice Thomas' call for the Court to revisit seminal LGBTQ+ rights cases like Lawrence v. Texas and Obergefell v. Hodges. As we mark the anniversary of both of those Supreme Court decisions in two days, today's decision is a reminder that all fundamental rights could be on the line under the current Supreme Court radical conservative majority."

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Founded in 2008, the mission of the Congressional LGBTQ+ Equality Caucus is to promote equality for all, regardless of sexual orientation or gender identity. The Caucus, which is led by the nine openly LGBTQ+ members of the House of Representatives, is strongly committed to achieving the full enjoyment of human rights for LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. and around the world.

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