DCCC - Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

12/01/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 12/01/2021 09:54

Vulnerable Rep. Ken Calvert Shares Blame For Continued Attack on Women’s Freedoms and Threat To Abortion Rights

Today, the Supreme Court hears oral arguments in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, a challenge to a Mississippi law that bans abortion at 15 weeks of pregnancy - which could unravel the constitutional right to abortion guaranteed by Roe v. Wade. Should this extreme law be upheld, 26 states could move to ban the right to abortion, and individuals across the country could have 50 years of precedent and constitutionally-secured rights stripped away from them.

This Mississippi law is just one of the latest attacks on a woman's right to make her own decision about her body. Republican extremism at every level of government is to blame for the continued threat to women's freedoms and health care.

Rep. Ken Calvert is to blame - his record proves it. In July, Ken Calvert signed an amicus brief urging the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. Wade, despite the fact 77% of the American people support keeping Roe in place. In September, when the House of Representatives sought to protect abortion and reproductive health care by voting on the Women's Health Protection Act, Ken Calvert voted "NO" along with the rest of the extremist GOP.

DCCC Spokesperson Helen Kalla

"As the Supreme Court continues to hear oral arguments on backward anti-choice laws like the one in Mississippi, voters in California are reminded that Rep. Calvert is all too happy to further the radical crusade to outlaw all abortion in the United States. Make no mistake - Ken Calvert is just another politician trying to control women's freedoms and take away their constitutional right to make their own health care decisions."