Connecticut Attorney General William Tong has named Assistant Attorneys General Alma Nunley and Emily Gait as special counsels for abortion rights.
In their new roles, Nunley and Gait will lead the Office of the Attorney General in protecting abortion access and fighting for reproductive rights in in the state and nationwide. Tong stated the appointments are being made in the wake of last year”™s the U.S. Supreme Court decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women”™s Health overturning Roe v. Wade.
“The fall of Roe was just the beginning,” said Tong. “Over the past year, we have witnessed a tsunami of extremist legislation and litigation aimed at eroding reproductive freedom and criminalizing the healthcare choices and actions of women, patients, and providers. Abortion is safe, legal, and accessible in Connecticut, and we are fighting on every front to keep it that way.”
