A recent letter (“Time to overturn Roe v. Wade”) that ran in the Albert Lea Tribune on Aug. 19, suggested that we overturn Roe v. Wade and support federal legislation that would do so; however, two generations of Americans have grown up with Roe v. Wade as the law of the land, and Americans still strongly support this decision. According to a recent Hart Research poll, 62 percent of voters oppose overturning the landmark decision.

In the 2010 election, a significant number of opponents of women’s rights and health were swept into office by a wave of economic discontent, and they are pulling a bait and switch by introducing bills at the state and federal level that will take away health care benefits and rights from American women.

Organizations like Planned Parenthood believe that the best way to reduce/sustain reductions in the need for abortion is to provide accessible, affordable birth control and accurate, fact-based sexuality education to all Minnesotans. Planned Parenthood continues to work across the state to do just that.

Additionally, these matters are best left to women and their doctors, not politicians. Elected officials need to get back to work on the matters that concern the majority of Americans — jobs, the economy and the deficit — rather than continuing to promote this harmful and divisive agenda against women.

Caitlin Riley

Rochester