Quigley Statement on Supreme Court Decision to Strike Down Roe v. Wade

U.S. Representative Mike Quigley, a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, released the below statement on the Supreme Court's decision to strike down Roe v. Wade:

"Today's decision is a shocking reversal of a half century of settled law on women's rights. At least two Supreme Court judges lied to the Senate about their intention to keep Roe in place and have now ensured that Republican legislatures across the country have control over women's bodies.

"This decision will cost lives. Overturning Roe does not mean that there won't be abortions. It simply means that in many states, there won't be safe abortions.

"Thankfully, Democrats in Illinois have safeguarded access to abortion care in our state and have taken steps to protect women who come from other regions to seek abortions. We will not go back.

"Overturning Roe is nothing short of shameful. It is also a warning to all of us: this Supreme Court will not shy away from stripping rights away from our citizenry. We must do everything in our power now to protect equal marriage, access to birth control, and more of the rights we thought were settled law."