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King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci issued the a Friday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe v. Wade.

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King County Council Chair Claudia Balducci issued the following statement Friday in response to the Supreme Court’s ruling striking down Roe v. Wade: 

“This morning, we woke up to the news that the United State Supreme Court has overturned Roe v Wade. I should not have been, but I was deeply shocked that the Court has decided that my rights and the rights of women across the country are not worth protecting. I’m angry and scared for the health and well-being of American women. Abortion is healthcare and the right to safe abortions saves lives. Women will suffer and die because of this decision.

“A majority of voters in our nation support abortion rights. They understand that the choice to have an abortion is a profoundly personal decision for a woman to make in consultation with her healthcare provider. The idea that government can deny a person the right to make a personal medical decision and, indeed, punish them for it, is something I would expect from an authoritarian regime, not a country dedicated to freedom.

“As a representative of the people of King County, I stand with my colleagues and my constituents to condemn this assault on women’s freedom and autonomy, as we do when any other country in the world denies women their human rights. I am committed, personally and professionally, to making abortion care widely accessible in King County and Washington state, including to anyone who needs to travel from their own home state to exercise their reproductive rights safely, legally, and with dignity.”