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Republicans rejoice, Democrats rage after Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade


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Republicans and Democrats had polar opposite reactions to the Supreme Court’s decision Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health, which overturned Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey, sending the issue back to the states.

“We end this opinion where we began. Abortion presents a profound moral question. The Constitution does not prohibit the citizens of each State from regulating or prohibiting abortion. Roe and Casey arrogated that authority. We now overrule those decisions and return that authority to the people and their elected representatives,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote in the court’s opinion.

Reactions to the ruling were sharply divided along party lines.

Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., said that the “Supreme Court’s landmark ruling in Dobbs is courageous and correct.”

“This is an historic victory for the Constitution and for the most vulnerable in our society,” he said in a statement.

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Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-N. Y., called Friday “one of the darkest days our country has ever seen.”

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“Millions upon millions of American women are having their rights taken from them by five unelected Justices on the extremist MAGA court,” Schumer added.

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House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., however, had a different view on the ruling, claiming the Supreme Court is “Republican-controlled” that “has achieved the GOP’s dark and extreme goal of ripping away women’s right to make their own reproductive health decisions.”

“This cruel ruling is outrageous and heart-wrenching,” Pelosi said. “But make no mistake: the rights of women and all Americans are on the ballot this November.”

Pelosi also said she was personally overwhelmed by the decision.

House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy, R-Calif., celebrated the ruling, tweeting that every “unborn child is precious, extraordinary, and worthy of protection.”

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