Tuesday, May 3, 2022

Statement from State Senator Gustavo Rivera on the Imminent Overturn of Roe v. Wade

 

GOVERNMENT HEADER
“I unequivocally and wholeheartedly condemn the Supreme Court’s draft opinion to overturn Roe v. Wade. Let’s be clear – this draft decision is not about the constitutionality of Roe v. Wade. This is the end result of a years-long offensive spearheaded by the extreme far-right to erode access to reproductive healthcare, despite the fact that the majority of Americans support a woman’s right to choose.  

We cannot claim to respect women if we do not guarantee them autonomy over their bodies and medical choices. Even if the final decision overturns Roe, women will continue to have abortions, leaving those without resources to resort to dangerous measures that will put their lives at risk. I am incredibly proud and relieved that one of the first actions we took as Senate Democratic Majority was to codify Roe v. Wade into state law.

While this news is appalling, we must reject the encroachments on our freedom and demand federal action to protect this fundamental right.”

Editor's Note:

While this a is a very serious issue, it is out of the jurisdiction of the State Senate, being it was a federal decision. We know that there would be no ban in New York State.

However we are disturbed that State Senator Gustavo Rivera in his many many years in the state senate has played Deaf, Dumb, and Blind to the corruption that continues to go on in Albany, and his own Democratic Party.

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