Hearing was wide-ranging on issues in the aftermath of the Dobbs decision, including marriage, contraception & intimacy for same-sex couples
Biden made it clear Congress needs to codify reproductive healthcare choices, however he said he would continue to take actions on his own
Pelosi suggested such legislation in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Monday to fellow members of the House Democratic caucus
Gregory Pratt, the Chicago Tribune reporter whose beat includes covering Mayor Lori Lightfoot and City Hall tweeted a video of the mayor
Mayor Eric Garcetti spoke to the Los Angeles Blade reflecting on Friday's U.S. Supreme Court reversal of Roe v. Wade
“For a country about personal rights, we’re doing an awful lot right now to limit women’s ability to do what they want with their body”
Thomas called for the high court to “reconsider” previous decisions overturning state sodomy laws and legalizing same-sex marriage
“Imagine, woman having to carry a child that’s a consequence of incest, with no option” to terminate the pregnancy, Biden said
"Assumptions LGBTQ people wouldn’t need access to abortion “currently excludes many transgender and gender-expansive people with uteruses”
Alarms were set off in legal circles as some argued that Obergefell v. Hodges - the same-sex marriage decision, would be in danger
