WHEREAS, on January 22, 1973, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed in a 7-2 vote that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment provided pregnant individuals with a right to have an abortion; and
WHEREAS, this Supreme Court, led by the Honorable Chief Justice Warren Burger, posited that the right to privacy is not absolute but must be balanced in protecting the life of the individual’s health and the fetus; and
WHEREAS, an individual’s ability to access reproductive health care is critical to their physical, psychological, and socioeconomic well-being; and
WHEREAS, low-income people, people of color, young people, and others continue to face obstacles to abortion care; and
WHEREAS, when a person has the ability to end an unwanted pregnancy, they have more time to establish stable relationships, complete education, and secure financial footing; and
WHEREAS, the 149
th
General Assembly codified the protections established by
Roe v. Wade
into law, ensuring continued access to necessary reproductive health care services for all Delawareans by recognizing abortion as an essential human right; and
WHEREAS, January 22, 2023 is the 50
th
anniversary of the United States Supreme Court ruling in the case of
Roe
v. Wade
that affirmed the constitutional right to abortion; and
WHEREAS, while the United States Supreme Court abandoned 50 years of precedent with the issuance of the
Dobbs v. Jackson
decision
,
Delaware continues to uphold the spirit of
Roe
by tirelessly working to expand and protect an individual’ access to these critical healthcare services.
NOW, THEREFORE:
BE IT RESOLVED, that the House of Representatives of the 152
nd
General Assembly commemorates the 50
th
anniversary of the United States Supreme Court decision in
Roe v. Wade
.
