Congressman Jim Himes, the incumbent Democrat representing Connecticut’s 4th District, and his likely Republican challenger, Jayme Stevenson, released statements concerning the United States Supreme Court decision in Dobbs vs. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. “A Republican-appointed Supreme Court just struck down 50 years of precedent in an abhorrent assault on the basic American right to seek health care,” Himes said. “Make no mistake, this ruling is a targeted attack on bodily autonomy and denies women the most basic freedom: to control their own bodies, healthcare and future. This ruling does not reflect the will of the people, but rather the radical politicization of America’s highest court.
