FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Take Back the Court Statement on the Supreme Court allowing Texas’ 6-week Abortion Ban to Take Effect

SAN FRANCISCO, CA (September 1, 2021) — Take Back the Court Director Sarah Lipton-Lubet today released the following statement on the Supreme Court allowing Texas' 6-week abortion ban to take effect.

“Make no mistake about what just happened: under the cover of night, without a single word, the stolen Supreme Court has effectively extinguished Roe v. Wade in the state of Texas tonight and launched a full-fledged attack on reproductive rights in America. The Court’s conservative supermajority had already signaled they intended to ignore decades of precedent and dismantle reproductive rights later this year, but apparently even that short wait was too long, so they let Texas do it for them.
“This is a terrifying day for our country. Any state controlled by anti-abortion zealots now has a green light to follow suit. And for the third time in just over a week, the Court’s illegitimate conservative majority has made cruel, sweeping, unpopular policy from the bench without so much as holding a hearing.
“While Mitch McConnell, Donald Trump, and the six Republican politicians on the Supreme Court deserve the bulk of the blame for how far our judiciary branch has sunk, it must be said that this illegitimate Court has been further emboldened by a Congress and administration that refuse to act. We knew this day was coming. We know what needs to be done. Until we do, the Supreme Court will continue to ride roughshod over our rights and our democracy. There’s absolutely no time left to wait. We must expand the Court.”

Take Back the Court raises awareness about the urgent need to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court to address the theft of the court by Senator Mitch McConnell during the Obama Administration. Without adding seats, Congress will not be able to restore the right to vote, ensure reproductive freedom, protect workers, halt our climate emergency, or pass new legislation. Court expansion, which can be accomplished without a constitutional amendment, is the only reform that enables the un-rigging of the system and the restoration of democracy. Learn more at https://www.takebackthecourt.today.