Governor Lamont: “Supreme Court decision drastically oversteps the constitutional right for Americans…”
Governor Ned Lamont Press Release:
Governor Ned Lamont today released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, which overturns the landmark protections on reproductive rights that were prescribed nearly 50 years ago in Roe v. Wade:
“Today’s Supreme Court decision drastically oversteps the constitutional right for Americans to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions without government interference. Decisions on reproductive healthcare should only be made between a patient and their doctor without the interference of politicians. This ruling will not only result in a patchwork of unequal laws among the states, but more importantly it will result in dangerous and life-threatening situations similar to what this country witnessed countless times in the era prior to the landmark Roe case in which women died or were left severely injured because they could not access the medical care that they should have every right to access on their own.
“I am grateful to live in Connecticut, where our laws make it clear that women have a right to choose. As long as I am governor, reproductive rights will be protected in Connecticut and I will do everything in my power to block laws from being passed that restrict those rights.”
In May, Governor Lamont signed Public Act 22-19, a first-in-the-nation law that protects medical providers and patients seeking abortion care in Connecticut who may be traveling from other states that have outlawed abortion. Additionally, the law expands abortion access in Connecticut by expanding the type of practitioners eligible to perform certain abortion-related care.
Westport COVID-19 Cases Up 14; State Positivity Rate 8.41%, Hospitalizations Down
The State Department of Public Health reported 14 more cases in Westport since yesterday. The State’s daily test positivity rate was up to 8.41% while hospitalization were down 4 patients, with 229 COVID patients hospitalized around the State.
Westport total positive or probable cases: 5,238 cases.
Westport total COVID-19 Deaths: 37 deaths
State Daily Test Positivity: 8.41% [up from 8.15%]
State Hospitalizations: 229 patients [-4]
Westport Property Transfers: June 6th - June 10th; Highest Sale at $4.2 Million on Salem Road
Westport Town Clerk’s Office:
Total Conveyance Tax: $52,811.25
Total Sales: $21,124,500
Highest Transfer Price: 10 Salem Road: $4,200,000
Lowest Transfer Price: 23 Whitney Glen Drive: $745,000
Transfers:
10 Salem Road: $4,200,000
10 Godfrey Lane: $3,085,000
48 Compo Mill Cove: $2,487,500
2 Lyndale Park: $2,200,000
176 Cross Highway: $2,199,000
19 Keyser Road: $1,750,000
2 Janson Drive: $1,500,000
203 Wilton Road: $1,126,000
44 Crawford Road: $982,000
32 Valley Road: $850,000
23 Whitney Glen Drive: $745,000
Morning Weather Report
Today
Mostly sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south around 6 mph in the afternoon.
Tonight
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South wind around 6 mph becoming calm in the evening.
Tomorrow
Sunny, with a high near 88. Light and variable wind.
Tomorrow Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 65. Southwest wind 3 to 7 mph.
High Tides
7:28 AM / 7:57 PM
Low Tides
1:30 AM / 1:29 PM