“Women lost today. … It is within the rights of the states, indeed, it is the duty of the states, to protect its citizens from predatory businesses, which is exactly what the abortion industry is. They prey on the vulnerabilities of women who are in desperate situations, placing their bottom line over the health and safety of the patients. And the U.S. Supreme Court, in efforts to put the so-called ‘right to abortion’ above everything else, just let them get away with it.”

— Kristina Hernandez, Students for Life of America, an anti-abortion advocacy organization

“The N.A.F. Hotline has been flooded with calls from Texas women desperately trying to access the abortion care they need. Too many of those women, after hearing how far they would have to travel to access care, simply said, ‘I can’t get there.’ Other women have made appointments, hopeful they could find someone to drive them, only to have to cancel at the last minute. We’ve even heard from women forced to spend the night in their car because they couldn’t afford a hotel or another round trip to the clinic. Hopefully, with this decision, new high-quality clinics will be able to open in Texas and throughout the U.S., and women will be able to access abortion care closer to home.”

— Vicki Saporta, president and C.E.O. of the National Abortion Federation

“Today we lament another legal victory for the abortion lobby, coming at the expense of children, women and families. Keeping abortion providers accountable should not be a political wedge issue. This ruling is further proof how much more work the pro-life movement has to do in the cause of life and human dignity.”

— Russell Moore, president, Ethics & Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention

“Women across the country, and especially in the South where I have seen it firsthand, are losing the ability to make private health care decisions because states have passed hundreds of laws preventing safe and legal abortion access. This ruling affirms that a woman’s right to dignified and compassionate abortion care should not depend on where she lives or on the interference of politicians.”

— Dr. Willie Parker, board chairman, Physicians for Reproductive Health