In this op-ed, former Planned Parenthood president Cecile Richards explains why Mike Johnson is dangerous for the reproductive rights movement.
If Republicans wanted to send a clear message to the American people that they will continue to go after our reproductive rights and take us back to the “18th century”, they couldn't have picked a better Speaker of the House than Mike Johnson. As the former President of Planned Parenthood and a longtime activist for reproductive rights, I've witnessed my fair share of anti-abortion GOP members of Congress who think they have the right to control our bodies, families, and freedoms.
60 Minutes reported over the summer that 'a third of Louisiana's parishes are maternal health deserts – meaning they don't have a single OB-GYN, leaving more than 51 thousand women in the state without easy access to care and three times more likely to die of pregnancy related causes.” Now, Johnson has the power of the speakership to shepherd legislation through Congress.
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