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Official title: Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization (Executive Session)
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June 24, 2026
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Download official Senate Record PDFReturn to issue contextMr. THUNE. Mr. President, today, we mark 4 years since the Supreme Court's Dobbs decision, the landmark Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade and returning the question of abortion to the people and their elected representatives.
been acknowledged by legal scholars across the political spectrum—and the Dobbs decision reversed this decades-old error and made it clear that Roe's supposed constitutional right to an abortion simply didn't exist.
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Constitution, instead of creating new constitutional law out of thin air, as the Justices did in Roe.
birthday, July 4, the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence. As we prepare to celebrate the 250th birthday of the declaration—the 250th birthday of our country—the proximity of these two anniversaries has been on my mind.
system of government, and no lines are more important than these:
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all Men are
created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with
certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
“That among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.”
“Unalienable rights”—rights given by God, rights that come before government and that government is required to protect.
“All Men are created equal . . . [and] endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights.”
the principles of the declaration, and the sad truth is that, when it comes to unborn Americans, we are failing to live up to those principles today because, in State after State around this country, it is legal to kill unborn human beings—unborn Americans—in some cases, up until the point of birth—up until the point of birth.
the rest of their unalienable rights because they are denied their most fundamental right while they are still in their infancy.
colleagues when they attempt to defend abortion. You won't hear about the baby whose rights are at stake.
baby in this debate. They mention women and “healthcare” and “reproductive freedom,” as if killing an innocent person could ever, ever be something we are free to do.
unborn human being who was sacrificed in every abortion—probably because they know, at some level, that supporting the killing of an innocent human being is indefensible and completely incompatible with our Nation's creed.
And let's be very clear here. When we talk about abortion, we are talking about the killing of a human being. Everyone knows this. Even my Democratic colleagues know this, although they might like to gloss over the fact.
her thumb on an ultrasound to know that she is human because human moms and human dads have other human beings. That is Biology 101.
No, the question isn't whether the unborn baby is a human being. The question is whether we value that human being, whether we really believe our American creed.
We hold these Truths to be self-evident, that all [—all—]
Men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life. .
. .
some human beings are more important than others, that some human beings can be sacrificed for others?
of the law to unborn human beings, that has recognized that unborn Americans are also created equal and endowed by their Creator with unalienable rights.
legislation, and Republicans in Congress are going to keep up the fight for real protections for unborn Americans.
enacted the first pro-life law in decades. Thanks to Republicans' landmark legislation this year, some of the Nation's largest abortion providers, including Planned Parenthood, were prohibited from receiving Federal Medicaid funding.
for full protection of the unalienable rights of unborn Americans, but there is a lot more work to be done.
commonsense measures—like measures to protect babies who survive abortions or to ensure that pregnant college students are aware that they have alternatives to abortion—do not make it through Congress.
defiance of the law—thanks to the Biden administration's decision to loosen restrictions on these drugs—despite the fact that they pose a danger to women, as well as obviously to the babies.
Americans continues, and I and my Republican colleagues will continue to do everything we can here in Congress to support moms and to protect babies.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all—[all]—
men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator
with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness.
May the day soon come when we fully live up to that creed.
I yield the floor.
I suggest the absence of a quorum.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will call the roll.
The senior assistant legislative clerk proceeded to call the roll.
Mr. SCHUMER. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the order for the quorum call be rescinded.
The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.