The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has issued a landmark ruling declaring abortion a fundamental right under the state's constitution's right to privacy and the equal rights amendment, which prevents discrimination based on sex. This decision overturns a 42-year-old law that prohibited Medicaid from funding abortions, detailed in a 219-page opinion. The ruling has been praised by Democratic lawmakers, who are advocating for the permanent repeal of the Global Gag Rule and the passage of the Global Health, Empowerment, and Rights (HER) Act, known as the #GlobalHERAct. There is also a push to enshrine reproductive healthcare decisions into federal law and support for the 'ERANowRes', a resolution urging the publication of the ERA to protect abortion rights nationwide.
Democrats are united in the fight to restore access to abortion care and ensure it is protected in every corner of the country. https://t.co/KBlplC185i
When an opinion is more than 200 pages, sometimes it’s because there is a lot of nuance and caveats to it. @jeremyrroebuck, @SarahGantz, and @gill_mcgoldrick break down the complicated Pennsylvania Supreme Court opinion on abortion. https://t.co/nWDMsM3Mec
Today's decision by the PA Supreme Court shows the power the Equal Rights Amendment has to protect abortion rights. Imagine what a federal ERA would do. @Gillibrandny & I introduced our #ERANowRes urging the Archivist to finally publish the ERA & protect abortion nationwide. https://t.co/aYhnP7OHrA
Pennsylvania Supreme Court rules state Constitution provides fundamental right to reproductive autonomy. The decision overturns a 1985 case that upheld a state ban on taxpayer-funded abortion. https://t.co/zKYodGPSVu by @PeteHallPA
This is a great decision. Abortion IS a fundamental human right, and now it’s time to cement that freedom at the federal level so that every person in America has the right to access an abortion. https://t.co/p66MG9JBKB
Here's the PA Supreme Court's 219-page opinion declaring that (1) abortion is a fundamental right under the state constitution's right to privacy; and (2) abortion bans discriminate on the basis of sex under the state constitution's equal rights amendment. https://t.co/UxNRw59iIP
BREAKING: Pennsylvania Supreme Court says the right to an abortion is fundamental; overturns 42-year old law that prohibited Medicaid for paying for them: https://t.co/qujtx5kPfU
It's simple: Reproductive healthcare decisions should be between women and their doctors—not the courts. It's well-past time we enshrine the right into choose into federal law and restore a woman's fundamental right to bodily autonomy.
We've got to permanently repeal the Global Gag Rule and stop using abortion care as a political bargaining chip in our efforts to improve basic health care across the world. We've got to pass the #GlobalHERAct.
Three years ago, @POTUS reversed the Global Gag Rule – restoring access to reproductive health care for millions of women and families across the world. Life-saving care shouldn’t be turned off at the flip of a political switch. It’s time to permanently end the Global Gag Rule.