Sons of Ben president Matt Gendaszek resigned his position on Tuesday night hours after releasing a statement in response to push-back over comments he made on the supporters group’s podcast directed at members upset with the way the group handled its response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s controversial ruling on abortion.
The Philadelphia Union supporters group released a statement June 28 decrying the U.S. Supreme Court’s Dobbs v Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision that overturned Roe v Wade, the 1973 ruling that established the constitutional right to abortion.
“We believe reproductive rights are non-negotiable human rights,” the statement read in part.