BYMYCHAEL SCHNELL- 05/03/22 10:36 AM ET

SHARETWEET https://thehill.com/news/house/3475254-democrat-says-roe-downfall-could-lead-to-attacks-on-birth-control/

Rep.Barbara Lee(D-Calif.) said that if the landmark Supreme Court decision inRoev. Wade is overturned, there could be attacks on birth control pills.

The comments from Lee come after Politico first reported a draft Supreme Court ruling that would overturn the 1973 decision.

Lee,in a tweet initially written on April 25but retweeted after Politico’s report, said overturning Roe v. Wade is “about controlling & criminalizing our bodies.”

“PSA: if Roe falls, your constitutional right to birth control will also be in jeopardy. This has never just been about abortion. It’s about controlling & criminalizing our bodies,” she wrote on Twitter.

Ina separate tweet, Lee said the reported draft ruling striking down Roe v. Wade was “horrific news” and “shocking.”

“We all knew the odds, but it is nonetheless shocking to…