Governor Tom Wolf has sued the state Legislature over a package of proposed constitutional amendments pursued by Republicans, including one that would say the state constitution does not guarantee any rights relating to abortion.
“The Republican-led General Assembly continues to take extraordinary steps to dismantle access to abortion and implement a radical agenda. Frustrated that their legislation may face my veto pen again, they instead loaded multiple unrelated constitutional amendments into a joint resolution and rammed the bill through during the budget process,” Governor Wolf stated.
The lawsuit filed in the state Supreme Court argues that the proposed abortion amendment would violate privacy protections.
Wolf wants the high court to throw out the amendments, declaring that they are not constitutionally valid.
“As long as I remain governor, I will take every step to ensure that abortion remains legal, safe and accessible in Pennsylvania."
Governor Wolf had previously vetoed three different anti-abortion bills proposed by the General Assembly, dating back to 2015.
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