Harrisburg – The Pennsylvania Family Institute is profoundly disappointed and alarmed by today’s ruling from the Commonwealth Court in Allegheny Reproductive Health Center v. Pennsylvania Department of Human Services.
The following statement can be attributed to Michael Geer, President of PA Family Institute:
“By declaring a sweeping constitutional ‘right to reproductive autonomy’ and mandating taxpayer-funded abortion through Medicaid, the court has overstepped its authority, ignored the plain text of our state constitution, and forced millions of Pennsylvanians who believe life begins at conception to subsidize the killing of unborn children. This is judicial activism at its worst, imposing on the bench what the people and their elected representatives have repeatedly refused to enact.”
The following statement can be attributed to Randall Wenger, Chief Counsel, Independence Law Center:
“The court didn’t need to create a sweeping ‘right’ to reproductive autonomy to resolve this case. And it shouldn’t have. By doing so, it is now forcing all Pennsylvanians to subsidize elective abortions and threatening commonsense safeguards.”
The following statement can be attributed to Judge (ret.) Cheryl Allen, Of Counsel, Independence Law Center:
“In this case, the court ignored the real experiences of women, many of whom were pressured into abortions they did not truly choose. Their stories make clear that more funding does not mean more freedom; it often means more coercion, more regret, and more harm.”
The Pennsylvania Family Institute will continue to fight for the unborn, for women in crisis, and for the conscience rights of all Pennsylvanians.
About Pennsylvania Family Institute
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