June 24, 2026
(Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) — Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision, overturning Roe v. Wade and eliminating access to safe and legal abortion protections from millions of Americans. In response, 314 Action President Shaughnessy Naughton released the following statement:
“Four years ago, the Supreme Court of the United States turned back time on one of the most fundamental rights in America—the freedom to choose. Today, in Donald Trump’s America, women are routinely denied access to reproductive healthcare for abortion, pregnancy complications or miscarriage. Post-Dobbs, women in every state are at risk because of this decision, even where abortion remains legal and protected.
“We’ve seen their playbook and we know Republicans are continuing their assault on women’s bodies. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law one year ago, cut $700 million in federal funding from abortion providers. 51 Planned Parenthood health centers closed in 2025, posing expansive logistical and financial barriers to women seeking care. Republicans across the nation are now using the courts to make telehealth efforts and safe medication abortion, like mifepristone, illegal. A dozen states now enforce restrictions, while six outright banned telehealth abortion. Doctors, under fear of prosecution, are denying women critical, lifesaving care.
“Reproductive healthcare isn’t a game, it’s life or death. Republicans are attacking reproductive healthcare at every level, which is why 314 Action is electing candidates at every level. This year, a record number of doctors and scientists have stepped up to run for office. In the face of these attacks, 314 Action’s mission remains crystal clear: elect pro-choice scientists and doctors to office who will place healthcare decisions back in the hands of patients.”
314 Action launched Guardians of Public Health in 2025 and is working to elect 100 new doctors, up and down the ballot and across the nation by 2030, raising and spending over $25 million in the effort.
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314 Action is the only national organization working to recruit, train and elect Democratic scientists across all levels of government—from the Senate down to local school boards. The organization is powered by a grassroots community of over six million people supporting scientists and health care professionals who will use science and facts to address the most urgent issues facing our generation.