Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC– Four leading members of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus today objected to the forced dissemination of a highly deceptive anti-abortion brochure called "A Woman's Right to Know" by an office of the Department of Health and Human Services responsible for the care of undocumented teens in federal facilities.

WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Diana DeGette (D-CO) today issued the following statement on the news that her Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus co-chair and long-time colleague, Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, had passed away:

"This is a tremendous loss, personally and for the vast community of people with whom Louise Slaughter worked.

WASHINGTON, DC – After revelations today by the Washington Post about continued unlawful behavior by Director of the Office of Refugee Resettlement Scott Lloyd, who has ignored the constitution and federal rules regarding women's rights and reproductive health, the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Congresswomen Diana De

WASHINGTON, DC – The co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), assailed the House passage today of H.R. 4712, saying it was yet another in a string of GOP attempts to interfere with women's health care that would have a chilling effect on providers.

WASHINGTON, DC — In response to reports that the Trump administration will soon allow health workers to refuse to participate in healthcare they object to, including constitutionally-protected abortions, healthcare for transgender patients, and other services, the co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Representatives Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), issued the following statement:

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Louise Slaughter (NY-25) and Congresswoman Diana DeGette (CO-1), co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, today blasted the Trump administration for continuing to prevent immigrant minors in federal shelters from accessing safe and legal reproductive health services even in cases of rape and incest.

WASHINGTON, DC – The co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Louise Slaughter (D-NY), today called on the leadership of the House Judiciary Committee to subpoena Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) officials involved in a decision to deny a 17-year-old rape victim her right to have an abortion.

WASHINGTON, DC — Funding for cost-sharing reductions (CSRs) to help lower-income people pay for health care may be included in the continuing resolution on which both houses of Congress must vote in order to keep the government operating.

If this funding is included in the bill, House Republicans are demanding a provision that would keep health insurance plans from receiving CSR funds through the Affordable Care Act if they cover abortion services. As a result, countless women could be deprived of access to abortion via health insurance in the private market.