June 24 marks two years since the overturning of Roe v. Wade when abortion rights vanished after nearly 50 years. I still remember how I felt when I heard the news, and I’m sure many of you do too. It was wrong two years ago and we’re not going to forget.
The pain and chaos since Roe was overturned are directly related to the decisions Donald Trump proudly made — he promised to pick Supreme Court justices who’d do it, and they did. He’s glad to empower right-wing extremists at the state level all across the country to continue their assault on reproductive rights, and they have. Trump owns this.
Just think about it: We now live in a country where extremists want to put the Ten Commandments in public schools but take away your right to an abortion. And IVF. And they’re coming for LGBTQ+ rights too.
We have to keep electing Democrats up and down the ballot who will stand up to these radical attacks and keep moving us forward. We’ve done it before but the right-wing assault on our rights requires us to continue making sure we have elected officials who share our values. It’s not abstract. It’s not theoretical. There is real suffering, real pain, and real fear.
We’re going to win this November if we stand united and reach voters to let them know what’s at stake. They’re with us on this and so many other issues. We will move forward. We will not go back.
Lauren Beth Gash
Chair, Lake County Democrats
