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Democrats to focus on state races in midterm elections following SCOTUS abortion ruling

Pro-choice demonstrators hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2022.

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The Democratic campaign committee that works to elect pro-choice Democrats to state legislatures around the country has spoken out against the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn federal protections for abortion, saying it will work alongside state-elected Democrats who will be “turning out voters in droves” for the midterm elections.

In a statement shared with Fox News Digital, Gabrielle Chew, vice president of communications for the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee (DLCC), insisted Americans are “alarmed” over the court’s ruling and state-level Republican politicians who are “declaring open season on our fundamental rights.”

“The court’s antiquated, politically-transparent decision strips women of the right to control their own bodies and will lead to unnecessary death,” Chew said. “This decision caters to a hyper-vocal, fringe minority and not the eight in 10 Americans who support the legal right to abortion, while opening the door to attacks on the right to contraception and marriage equality. 

“Americans across the political spectrum are alarmed at the Supreme Court and Republicans in state legislatures declaring open season on our fundamental rights. State Democrats will respond to this attack on our freedom to decide if and when to have a family by turning out voters in droves come this November.”

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Pro-choice demonstrators hold signs outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., June 24, 2022.
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The court’s decision to overturn the protections, which were granted in the 1973 landmark decision Roe v. Wade, now provides the states the opportunity to determine whether to legalize the procedure within their respective borders. The ruling in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization came more than a month after a leaked draft opinion from Justice Samuel Alito suggested the court would overturn federal protections for abortion.

Other national campaign committees, including the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee (DCCC) and the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee (DSCC), are also warning of the ruling’s effects on the midterm elections.

Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Friday, June 24, 2022.

Abortion-rights demonstrators protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C., Friday, June 24, 2022.
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