Democrats blame Dobbs decision on “corrupt,

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Global Courant

House Democrats attacked Supreme Court justices who overturned federal abortion protections as “corrupt” and “extremist” at a press conference marking a year since the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health ruling.

“First of all, why we’re here today — because we know last June that a handful of corrupt, extremist, hypocritical judges argued that the issue of abortion should be left for the states to decide,” said Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., running for Senate. “If the GOP thought it was important to let people make their own decisions about abortion, they wouldn’t have banned the option for half the country.”

The court’s conservative majority voted 5 to 4 last June to overturn the landmark 1973 Roe v. Wade case, while voting 6 to 3 to uphold Mississippi’s 15-week abortion ban in Dobbs.

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Rep. Judy Chu, D-Calif., who helped lead Democrats’ efforts to codify abortion protections into law with the Women’s Health Protection Act, tarnished the reputation of the court, which has drawn more attention in the past year given as it is regarded as various hot button issues.

The Supreme Court overturned federal abortion protections on Friday, June 24, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)

“Far-right politicians and judges, and now the MAGA movement, want to make this country a country of forced birth. They have conquered the Supreme Court, which is facing a legitimacy crisis the likes of which we have never experienced in our lives,” Chu said.

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