Congressman Jake Auchincloss has spoken out against a draft Supreme Court decision that lays out a legal case to overturn two key abortion decisions: Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey.
The draft, which was published by POLITICO Monday night, shows that the court is on the path toward rescinding abortion access, which would lead to it being outlawed in many states.
However, Massachusetts is one of several states with a state law protecting abortion access and tate lawmakers recently expanded access to the medical after a veto by Republican Gov. Charlie Baker. Now, many lawmakers are taking to social media to voice their support of reproductive rights.
"Reproductive health care is a human right,” Auchincloss said in a Tweet Monday night. "Congress must protect abortion access, because regardless of the final ruling, we know that SCOTUS can't be relied upon to uphold Roe.”
According to the Guttmacher Institute, more than a dozen states could ban abortion instantly if Roe v. Wade was overturned. Every state in New England, except New Hampshire, as well as New York, New Jersey, Maryland and Delaware have similar state-level abortion protections, according to a Washington Post analysis.
POLITICO highlighted that the draft decision is preliminary and subject to change due to internal Supreme Court deliberations.
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