Hoyer Statement on SCOTUS Ruling Limiting Women's Access to Reproductive Information
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For Immediate Release:
June 26, 2018
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WASHINGTON, DC - House Democratic Whip Steny H. Hoyer (MD) released the following statement today on the Supreme Court's ruling on National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Xavier Becerra limiting a woman's access to information on reproductive health services:
“It is deeply disappointing that the Supreme Court’s decision today will give unlicensed facilities a green light to mislead women about the health care services they provide. No woman ought to be denied access to information about the full range of reproductive care options available. In effect, this ruling will make it harder for women to access the care they seek. Setbacks like this one mean that we must not relent in the fight to ensure every woman’s right to make her own health care choices and have access to the full range of care options.”
“It is deeply disappointing that the Supreme Court’s decision today will give unlicensed facilities a green light to mislead women about the health care services they provide. No woman ought to be denied access to information about the full range of reproductive care options available. In effect, this ruling will make it harder for women to access the care they seek. Setbacks like this one mean that we must not relent in the fight to ensure every woman’s right to make her own health care choices and have access to the full range of care options.”