U.S. Rep. Chris Pappas

MANCHESTER – The United States Supreme Court issued its ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturned the 50-year-old federal right to an abortion established under Roe v. Wade and upset decades of settled law. One year later, 25 million women live in states where abortion is now banned or more restricted than before the ruling was issued. Fourteen states have banned abortions outright in almost all cases.

Ahead of the anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs decision, Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01), a member of the House Pro-Choice Caucus, released the following statement:

“One year ago, the Supreme Court took away reproductive freedom that had been guaranteed for 50 years. The vast majority of people in New Hampshire and across the country support the right to access safe, legal abortion, but this ruling opened the door for states to enact extremist laws blocking women’s access to a range of reproductive health care, from abortion to contraception. I’m fighting to pass legislation that will restore women’s personal freedoms and protect the right to privacy. No judge or politician should dictate a person’s private health care decisions, and I will not give up this fight until we safeguard the personal freedoms of all Granite Staters.”