ILLEGITIMATE SUPREME COURT OVERTURNS RIGHT TO ABORTION

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (June 24, 2022) — Today, the Supreme Court’s right-wing majority overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, throwing out half a century of precedent to erase people’s fundamental right to abortion. Take Back the Court released the following statement on behalf of its executive director, Sarah Lipton-Lubet, in response:

“Roe v. Wade’s protection of abortion rights has fallen to an illegitimate Supreme Court dominated by an unelected band of extremists bent on controlling the lives of Americans. The only adequate solution is to expand and rebalance the Court. Any response that leaves Samuel Alito, Brett Kavanaugh, Clarence Thomas, and their fellow extremists in control of the Court will fail to protect women, LGBTQ Americans, and people of color.”

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more: https://www.takebackthecourt.today/