EMILYs List Statement on Alabama’s Abortion Ban

For Immediate Release
May 15, 2019

EMILY's List Statement on Alabama's Abortion Ban

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Alabama Senate Republicans approved a measure to outlaw almost all abortions in the state, setting up a direct challenge to Roe v. Wade. In response, Stephanie Schriock, president of EMILYs List, released the following statement:

“Republicans in Alabama just passed a near-total ban on abortion, joining Republicans in other states trying to do the same thing and the Republicans in the Senate who confirmed Supreme Court justices who endanger Roe v. Wade.”  

“The threat against women's rights is not theoretical. It’s here, it’s real, and it has dire consequences for American women and families. We must act to protect women and their rights. Stop these bans. Fight for better policies and for policymakers who stand by women and their families and not for a craven and backward Republican Party that ignores the vast majority of Americans and the United States Supreme Court.”

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