Mayes affirms commitment to reproductive health, rights, and justice
Condemns Republicans’ egregious attacks on abortion access
Allegheny County Delegation January 22, 2024 | 11:37 AM
PITTSBURGH, Jan. 22 – On the 51st anniversary of Roe v. Wade, which the U.S. Supreme Court overturned in 2022, state Rep. La’Tasha D. Mayes, D-Allegheny, affirmed that she will continue to advocate for reproductive health, rights and justice in Pennsylvania.
Under the leadership of the Democratic majority in the PA House and Gov. Josh Shapiro, abortion remains legal in Pennsylvania.
“The U.S. Supreme Court advanced a right-wing agenda when it overturned Roe v. Wade and today, Republicans continue to attack Pennsylvanians’ rights to access an abortion,” Mayes said. “Now, 21 states restrict access to abortions, but in the Pennsylvania House, we introduced legislation to enshrine access to reproductive health care into the state’s Constitution, passed legislation to prohibit states from using the resources of Pennsylvania’s legal system to prosecute people in civil and criminal lawsuits from other states if they access reproductive health care services in Pennsylvania, and proposed legislation by state Rep. Tarik Khan to finally remove onerous restrictions on abortion clinics that were required to become ambulatory surgical centers in 2011.
“While I continue to advocate for reproductive health, rights, and justice, I will also work proactively to address maternal morbidity and mortality, and infant mortality, as well as improve the quality of life for all of children and their families in Pennsylvania,” Mayes said.
As a longtime advocate for reproductive justice, Mayes advocates for expanding reproductive health care, as well as maternal health care and childcare.
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