'That's Not The America We Should Want': MA Lawmakers On Roe V. Wade

TEWKSBURY, MA — Rep. Lori Trahan took to Twitter Friday to speak out against the Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade, calling the move "devastating."

"Millions of women are losing access to safe, legal abortion care immediately because of anti-abortion state laws taking effect now that the opinion is official," Trahan wrote. "That's not the America we should want for any of our daughters."

The decision, authored by Justice Samuel Alito, was released Friday, more than a month after a draft of the opinion leaked. The right to an abortion is not at stake in Massachusetts, but the 6-3 ruling has an immediate impact on abortion rights in 13 states, largely in the south and west, that have laws in place to ban abortion as soon as Roe is overturned.

In the wake of the Supreme Court's decision, Gov. Charlie Baker signed an executive order Friday saying the Commonwealth will not cooperate with other states seeking extradition for violating their abortion laws.

The order will protect access to reproductive health care services throughout the Bay State — including those who come to Massachusetts from other states to receive them.

Read more: Roe V. Wade Overturned: What Happens Now In MA?

Rep. Katherine Clark, Assistant Speaker of the U.S. House, said the decision would "set women back decades," and called for more "reproductive rights champions" to be voted into office.

"The stakes have never been higher in the fight for abortion rights," Trahan continued. "Our daughters simply can't afford for us to lose."