General council for the NAACP Janette McCarthy Wallace said in a statement on behalf of the organization that the Supreme Court decision to overturn Roe V. Wade will disproportionately impact Black women.
estimated the potential death toll following a total abortion ban and found a 33 percent increase in Black women who died due to pregnancy-related complications.“Today’s Supreme Court decision marks a significant regression of our country,” Wallace said.
“As a legal professional, I am horrified by this decision. As a Black woman, I am outraged to my core. The deciding Justices have ignored fundamental civil rights guaranteed by our Constitution and years of judicial precedent to advance a politically partisan agenda.""We must all stand up to have our voices heard in order to protect our nation from the further degradation of civil rights protections we have worked so hard to secure,” she said.
A pro-choice activist holds a sign as she counter-protests in front of the the U.S. Supreme Court during the 2018 March for Life in Washington, DC.Portia White, Vice President of Policy and Legislative Affairs at the NAACP, said on behalf of the organization the ruling is indicative of a more restrictive path this country is on track to pursue.David Paul Morris / Bloomberg via Getty Images
“It is evidently clear at this time that the future of our democracy hangs in the balance. This Supreme Court is turning back the clock to a dangerous era where basic constitutional rights only exist for a select few. They’ve stripped away our right to vote, and now women have lost their right to their own body. What’s next,” she questioned.“We cannot allow our future to rest in the hands of those determined to crush every bit of it," White said."We need to fight back.
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