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Reps. Pramila Jayapal, Cori Bush, and Barbara Lee

Lawmakers Share Their Abortion Stories Ahead Of Congressional Hearing

September 29, 2021

Reps. Cori Bush, Pramila Jayapal and Barbara Lee recounted their experiences with abortion, as access to the procedure is increasingly threatened.

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Democratic Reps. Cori Bush (Mo.), Pramila Jayapal (Wash.) and Barbara Lee (Calif.) shared their abortion stories on Wednesday, a day before a congressional hearing on access to the procedure, which is under increasing threat.

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., conducts a news conference on the abortion rights bill outside of the Capitol on Friday. Reps. Lori Trahan, D-Mass., and Lizzie Fletcher, D-Texas, right, also appear. (Tom Williams/CQ Roll Call)

House passes abortion rights legislation

September 24, 2021

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Roll Call

By Sandhya Raman
Posted September 24, 2021

The House passed legislation, 218-211, on Friday that, if enacted, would broadly expand the scope of abortion rights.

Global Gag Rule is just the tip of the iceberg: Why Repealing the Helms Amendment matters

December 17, 2020

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By Reps. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.), Barbara Lee (D-Calif.), Jackie Speier (D-Calif.), and Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.)