State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, co-chair of the Reproductive Rights Caucus, said Connecticut has opportunities to take action.

By Jamil Ragland, CTNewsJunkie.com 

Three years after the Dobbs decision that struck down the constitutional right to abortion, government leaders and activists recommitted themselves to protecting reproductive rights in Connecticut, even in the face of possible new decisions from the US Supreme Court that could further erode abortion access.

Gov. Ned Lamont; Lt. Gov. Susan Bysiewicz; Gretchen Raffa, chief policy and advocacy officer for Planned Parenthood Votes Connecticut, the advocacy and political arm of Planned Parenthood of Southern New England, Inc.; and Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, gathered in the Hall of Flags at the state capitol building Tuesday morning to acknowledge the anniversary and recommit themselves to the fight for reproductive rights.

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