Ahead of Senate Vote on Her Reproductive Freedom for Women Act, Murray Speaks on Dystopian Post-Dobbs Horror Stories, How Americans Will Not Be Fooled by Dishonest Republican Spin on Abortion

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"The American people have not just been speaking with their own votes—they have been using their voices and sharing their own personal stories of the nightmares that Republican abortion bans have put them through. I cannot stress enough how transparently unserious it is for Trump and Republicans to pretend they are somehow returning abortion ‘to the people,’ when in reality, they are doing the exact opposite. Republicans are giving politicians power that once belonged to an individual woman—letting politicians force women to stay pregnant—and they are trying to sell that as giving people a bigger voice in this issue.

“Do Republicans really think Americans are that stupid? Do Republicans really think they can take away a constitutional right, and convince us it’s a win for freedom? That is insulting. If Republicans really want to let people make their own decisions on abortion—that is news to me. It would certainly be news to the countless women who have had that choice ripped away from them by Republican politicians over the past two years. But they have a chance to prove it right here, today, right now when we vote on my Reproductive Freedom for Women Act.

“If Republicans are going to force women to stay pregnant, we are going to force them to be honest with the American people about their extreme position. And, by the way, Democrats are going to keep fighting to restore the rights the American people have been so clear that they want back.”

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