Media

Latest News

Pro-Choice Caucus statement on priorities in government funding bill
March 9, 2022
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with Pro-Choice Caucus leaders, Reps.

Lawmakers urge swift FDA consideration of over-the-counter birth control
March 7, 2022
Press Release

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) and Judy Chu (D-CA) led more than 50 of their colleagues in sending a letter today to Dr.

Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Include Strong Funding for Reproductive Health in FY 2023 Budget Request
January 25, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the leadership of the Pro-Choice Caucus sent a letter to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), requesting support for strong funding levels for domestic and international family planning and reproductive health programs
Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Recognize 49th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade
January 25, 2022
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus co-chairs Rep. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Rep. Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement to mark the 49th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision occurring on January 22nd, 2022:
Pro-Choice Caucus Leaders Urge SCOTUS to Uphold Roe v. Wade
December 1, 2021
Press Release
The co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO), released the following statement today urging the Supreme Court to strike down Mississippi’s abortion ban and uphold nearly 50 years of Supreme Court precedent to protect Americans’ constitutional right to abortion care: 
SCOTUS Abortion Rally
Outside Supreme Court, crowd amplifies abortion arguments
December 1, 2021
In The News

PBS

By Parker Purifoy

Read more on PBS

Hundreds of abortion debate partisans crowded the plaza in front of the Supreme Court on Wednesday, intermingling and trading chants as justices heard the highly anticipated arguments inside.

“Who’s choice?” “My choice,” was a frequent call-and-response on the abortion rights side, countered by “Hey hey, ho ho, Roe v. Wade has got to go.”

Pro Choice Abortion Rally. Photo by Greg Nash
Women's Health Protection Act will protect the right of Americans to access abortion
November 5, 2021
In The News

The Hill

 
Read More on "The Hill"
It’s been almost 50 years since the Supreme Court ruled in Roe v. Wade, holding that women have the right to decide whether or not to have an abortion. We’re now living through the culmination of decades of efforts to use the states and the courts to roll back those rights for some Americans.
Abortion rights supporters hold up signs as they gather for a pre-march rally of the annual Women's March on Oct. 2 in Washington, D.C. | Joshua Roberts/Getty Images
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Texas abortion law
October 6, 2021
In The News

Politico

By JOSH GERSTEIN and ALICE MIRANDA OLLSTEIN

10/06/2021 | Updated: 10/06/2021

 
Read More on "Politico"

A federal judge has blocked the new Texas law that uses the prospect of private lawsuits to enforce a ban on abortions after about six weeks of pregnancy.

DeGette, Lee applaud end of Title X Gag Rule
October 5, 2021
Press Release
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The co-chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus, U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), hailed the steps taken today by the Biden administration to rebuild the nation’s Title X family planning program. 
Congressional Hearings on Abortion
Ten Powerful Moments From This Week’s Unprecedented Congressional Hearings on Abortion
October 1, 2021
In The News

Lawmakers and activists urged Congress to see the abortion ban in Texas for what it is: an attack on democracy and the constitutional right to make personal decisions about one’s body.

Ms. Magazine

By Hannah Beck and Leela de Paula

Read more on Ms. Magazine

2021 has been the worst year for abortion rights since Roe v. Wade, with more than 90 restrictions on abortion access enacted at the state level. Texas’s S.B.