Alex Lasry Statement on Reported Supreme Court Opinion to Overturn Roe V. Wade

Milwaukee — Alex Lasry released the following statement tonight following reports of a draft Supreme Court Opinion to Overturn Roe V. Wade:

“Tonight’s news of the Supreme Court overturning Roe V. Wade is nothing short of an assault on women’s rights. Women deserve the right to control their own reproductive freedom—it is an essential element to a woman’s right to self determination.

“I’m enraged and grieving, not just for my wife and daughter, but for women in Wisconsin and all across the country.

“Right this very minute, Senate Democrats need to show urgency. We must overturn the filibuster in order to protect the fabric and freedom of all Americans. Outlawing abortion harms women across the country and will tear families apart. When I’m elected in November, I’ll fight like hell with everything I have to make sure access to safe and legal abortion in available in Wisconsin and nationwide.

“We have to send a clear message to Washington, protecting abortion care is an issue worth fighting for, and I promise Wisconsinites I will do just that.”

Lasry for Wisconsin

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. It has not been verified for its accuracy or completeness.