Sharice Davids responds to Supreme Court decision undermining women’s health care access
Representative Sharice Davids (KS-03) released the following statement after the U.S. Supreme Court issued a ruling in Medina v. Planned Parenthood South Atlantic (PPSAT) that allows states to block Medicaid patients from accessing health care services at Planned Parenthood:
“Today, the Supreme Court once again sided with politicians over patients — threatening access to birth control, cancer screenings, and other critical health care services through Planned Parenthood, which is sometimes the only place a woman can turn for this kind of care. A person’s health care decisions should be between them and their doctor, not politicians or extreme judges. It’s been almost three years since Kansans rejected these extremist attacks, but they’re still happening across the country — and the consequences are real. I’ll keep fighting to protect the personal freedoms Kansans voted to defend.”
Background:
In the wake of the Dobbs decision, Kansas made national headlines as the first state to vote on abortion rights — resoundingly choosing to protect them. Yet, extreme politicians in Kansas have repeatedly tried to roll back access to reproductive health care. Just this year, Republican legislators introduced a near-total abortion ban and sought to criminalize abortion providers. The Kansas House even overrode Governor Laura Kelly’s veto of a bill that imposes new, unnecessary barriers for women seeking care.
Also, President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans are currently pushing a budget that cuts Medicaid and raises costs for families — while giving tax breaks to billionaires. It includes a provision that could further restrict abortion services, even in states like Kansas where it’s currently legal. That means millions could lose access to affordable, comprehensive health care.
Earlier this week, Davids helped introduce two key bills to restore and defend reproductive freedom nationwide, including the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would reinstate the federal right to access abortion care.
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