Abortion Rights
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last week, the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) recognized the third anniversary of Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization. Together with House Democratic Leadership, the Democratic Women’s Caucus, and our coalition partners, RFC marked this milestone with impactful events, digital mobilization, and the reintroduction of the landmark Women’s Health Protection Act.
Tuesday, June 24:
It didn’t all happen on Day 1.
But by the end of his first full week in office, President Trump waded back into an issue that he finds particularly politically treacherous: abortion.
Read this press release from Rep. Jennifer McClellan here.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Jennifer McClellan (VA-04), Chair of the Abortion Rights and Access Task Force for the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, issued the following statement after she voted against H.R. 21, the House GOP Reproductive Health Care Surveillance Act:
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Congressional Reproductive Freedom Caucus (RFC) Co-Chairs Reps. Diana DeGette (CO-01) and Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) introduced the record-breaking 160 original members of the Caucus and four new appointments to the leadership team: Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) promoted to Vice Chair and Caucus Whip, Rep. Jennifer McClellan (VA-04) appointed Abortion Rights and Access Task Force Chair, Rep.
Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) has a sore throat when we speak – she jokes that losing her voice is exactly what Republicans want.
Read this press release from Rep. Jan Schakowsky here.
A group of Black women in Congress are urging President Joe Biden to take urgent action to protect abortion rights, as the Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade and seizes abortion access from millions of people across the country.