Congressman Al Green (D-TX) expresses support for his pro-choice colleagues when a large number of Congresswomen go to the Supreme Court vowing to fight for reproductive rights after the Court issued its opinion on Dobbs v. JWHO.  The opinion reverses the federal right to abortion decided in Roe v. Wade, allowing each state to set its own laws.  The legal basis for the decision could be used in the future as precendent to overturn other rights not explicitly stated in the Constitution (e.g., same-sex marriage).  With the exception of Thomas, all of the conservative justices in the majority testified under oath in their confirmation hearings that they consider abortion access 'settled law.'

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Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade, Washington, United States - 24 Jun 2022

Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., and Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, arrive outside the Supreme Court following Supreme Court's decision to overturn Roe v. Wade in Washington

Supreme Court Abortion, Washington, United States - 24 Jun 2022

House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer speaks at a press conference condemning replacement theory.  This racist ideology holds that Democrats are trying to &quot;replace&quot; white Americans with immigrants and people of color.  A specific version of the theory claims that Democrats are doing this for electoral purposes, and this belief has migrated from the fringes of the alt-right into the Republican Party mainstream in recent months.  Left to right: Al Green (D-TX), Nancy Pelosi, Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Hoyer (D-MD), Brian Higgins (D-NY), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Jamaal Bowen (D-NY), Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX).

Pelosi and Democrats condemn Replacement Theory, Washington, United States - 08 Jun 2022

President Joe Biden talks with Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, during a reception to celebrate Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month

Biden, Washington, United States - 17 May 2022

Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., and Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, wear masks to an event on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, celebrating the confirmation of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson as the first Black woman to reach the Supreme Court

Biden Supreme Court, Washington, United States - 08 Apr 2022

Members of the Congressional Black Caucus, from left, Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev., Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, and Rep. Maxine Waters, D-Calif., walk from the House to the Senate chamber to attend the vote to confirm Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, securing her place as the first Black woman on the high court, at the Capitol in Washington

Supreme Court Nomination, Washington, United States - 07 Apr 2022

Dr. Patrick Jackson, husband of Supreme Court nominee Ketanji Brown Jackson, walks with Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, at the conclusion of Judge Jackson's confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on Capitol Hill in Washington

Supreme Court Nomination, Washington, United States - 23 Mar 2022

Al Green performs at the Once Upon a Time in LA festival at the Banc of California and Exposition Park in Los Angeles, California.

Al Green performs at the 'Once Upon a Time in LA' festival, Los Angeles, USA - 18 Dec 2021

Pastor Judith Hanlon, of Hadwen Park Congregational Church, and co-founder of the LGBT Asylum Task Force, speaks with a reporter from The Associated Press in the kitchen of a recently renovated home for LGBT asylum seekers, in Worcester, Mass. Transforming the multi-family home for the project represents the biggest investment the ministry has undertaken in its long-running efforts to help LGBT immigrants. Al Green, director of the LGBT Asylum Task Force, looks on at right

LGBT Asylum Seekers, Worcester, United States - 01 Dec 2021

Al Green, director of the LGBT Asylum Task Force, a ministry of Hadwen Park Congregational Church, in Worcester, Mass., speaks with a reporter from The Associated Press, at a recently renovated home for asylum seekers, in Worcester. Transforming the multi-family home for the project represents the biggest investment the ministry has undertaken in its long-running efforts to help LGBT immigrants

First lady Jill Biden, center, speaks about pediatric COVID-19 vaccines with U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy, left, U.S. Rep. Shiela Jackson Lee and U.S. Rep. Al Green, right, at Texas Children's Hospital, in Houston

Jill Biden , Houston, United States - 14 Nov 2021

Houston County Judge Lina Hidalgo, center, flanked by Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, left, and U.S. Rep. Al Green, right, speaks during a news conference, in Houston, after several people died and scores were injured during a music festival the night before

Music Festival Deaths, Houston, United States - 06 Nov 2021

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, flanked by Houston Police Chief Troy Finner, left, and U.S. Rep. Al Green, right, speaks during a news conference, in Houston, after several people died and scores were injured during a music festival the night before

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., center, joined by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, rear, and Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., right, holds a news conference to talk about housing funds in President Joe Biden's government overhaul, at the Capitol in Washington

Congress Budget, Washington, United States - 12 Oct 2021

House Financial Services Committee Chairwoman Maxine Waters, D-Calif., center, joined at left by Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, and Rep. Nydia Velazquez, D-N.Y., holds a news conference to talk about housing funds in President Joe Biden's government overhaul, at the Capitol in Washington

Congresswomen, Congressmen, and supporters of the Women's Health Protection Act pose for a group photo during a press conference immediately after passage of the bill in the House of Representatives.  The legislation establishes a federal guarantee of the right to seek an abortion.  It would effectively codify the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision that women have the right to abortion access, obviating the widely-expected reversal of that decision in an upcoming case involving limits on abortion in the state of Mississppi.  Left to right, front row: Congressman Al Green (D-TX); Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), Joyce Beatty, (D-OH), Brenda Lawrence (D-MI), Barbara Lee (D-CA), and Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA); and Nina Perez of MomsRising.

Press Conference After WHPA Passed By House Of Representatives, Washington, United States - 24 Sep 2021

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) greets Congressman Al Green (D-TX) with a fist bump following a press conference immediately after the House of Representatives passed the Women's Health Protection Act.  The legislation establishes a federal guarantee of the right to seek an abortion.  It would effectively codify the 1973 Supreme Court Roe v. Wade decision that women have the right to abortion access, obviating the widely-expected reversal of that decision in an upcoming case involving limits on abortion in the state of Mississppi.

Pelosi Speaks At Press Conference After Passage Of WHPA, Washington, United States - 24 Sep 2021

Rep. Joyce Beatty, D-Ohio, left, and Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Tex., right, talk joined at center by Rep. Madeleine Dean, D-Pa., and Rep. Al Green, D-Texas, at a rally with House Speaker Nancy Pelosi in support of President Joe Biden's "Build Back Better" for women agenda, at the Capitol in Washington

Congress Budget, Washington, United States - 24 Sep 2021

Congressman Al Green (D) of Texas speaks to the roughly 20,000 people attending the flagship event of a nationwide march for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington. Partcipating individuals and organizations demand an end to the filibuster and passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People act to ensure federal protection of the right to vote. The event is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute, March On, SEIU, National Action Network, and Future Coalition, and has more than 225 partner organizations.

Nationwide march for voting rights, National Mall, Washington, USA - 28 Aug 2021

Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, Representatives, and others await the beginning of the march at the flagship event of a nationwide action for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington.  Participating individuals and organizations demand an end to the filibuster and passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People act to ensure federal protection of the right to vote.  The event is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute, March On, SEIU, National Action Network, and Future Coalition, and has more than 225 partner organizations.

Nationwide March For Voting Rights, Washington, United States - 28 Aug 2021

Rev. Al Sharpton, Martin Luther King III, Representatives, and others march downtown during the flagship event of a nationwide action for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington.  Participating individuals and organizations demand an end to the filibuster and passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People act to ensure federal protection of the right to vote.  The event is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute, March On, SEIU, National Action Network, and Future Coalition, and has more than 225 partner organizations.

Congressman Al Green (D) of Texas speaks to the roughly 20,000 people attending the flagship event of a nationwide march for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington.  Partcipating individuals and organizations demand an end to the filibuster and passage of the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the For the People act to ensure federal protection of the right to vote.  The event is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute, March On, SEIU, National Action Network, and Future Coalition, and has more than 225 partner organizations.

Congresswomen Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) and Terri Sewell (D-AL), as well as Congressman Al Green (D-TX) hold signs for the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act during the flagship event of a nationwide march for voting rights on the 58th anniversary of the March on Washington.  Partcipating individuals and organizations demand an end to the filibuster and passage of the new voting rights act and the For the People act to ensure federal protection of the right to vote.  The event is sponsored by the Drum Major Institute, March On, SEIU, National Action Network, and Future Coalition, and has more than 225 partner organizations.

Rep. Al Green, D-TX, speaks on the National Mall during the "March on Washington" on the 58th anniversary of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s "I Have a Dream" speech, in Washington, DC on Saturday, August 28, 2021. Voting rights advocates are demanding federal legislation to protect and expand access to the ballot.

March on Washington at the Nation Mall in Washington D.C, District of Columbia, United States - 28 Aug 2021

Rep. Al Green (D-TX) speaks during the 'March On For Voting Rights' event on Saturday, August 28, 2021 in Washington, DC. The event marks the 58th anniversary of the 1963 March On Washington, where Dr. Martin Luther King Jr delivered his 'I Have a Dream' speech, and urged the Senate to pass voting rights legislations.

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