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Larsen: Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt Decision is A "Bright Spot in an Era Where Women's Reproductive Rights Have Increasingly Fallen Under Attack'

Press Release

Date: June 28, 2016
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Women Judicial Branch Reproduction

Rep. Rick Larsen (WA-02) today released the following statement after the Supreme Court's 5-3 decision in Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt, which struck down a Texas state law which has forced more than half of the state's women's health providers to close:

"Today's Supreme Court decision is a bright spot in an era where women's reproductive rights have increasingly fallen under attack at the state and local level. The Court has sent a loud and clear message that laws such as H.B.2 -- which significantly limit women's health options -- in no way achieve the purported goal of protecting women."


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