We are thrilled to learn that the Supreme Court of the United States will hear the case that will determine whether the state of Texas can shut down nearly all abortion care providers in the state, placing countless women at risk. In Whole Woman’s Health v. Cole, our colleagues at the Center for Reproductive Rights are representing medical caregivers in their efforts to ensure women’s access to safe and legal abortion care.
Our board chair Dr. Nancy Stanwood responded to the news: “Laws like HB 2 create sharp disparities in access to care that are reminiscent of the time before Roe v. Wade, when abortion access depended on a woman’s socioeconomic status, where she lived, or her ability to travel elsewhere to get the care she needed. This must stop. It is our hope that the Supreme Court will uphold the Constitution and protect a woman’s right to access safe, legal health care without these undue burdens.”
Read her entire statement here.