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May 18, 2021
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WASHINGTON, D.C. –The U.S. Supreme Court announced today it will soon hear arguments inDobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization,a case dealing with the constitutionality of a Mississippi lawbanning almost all abortions after 15 weeks.

April 14, 2021
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Washington, DC–Pro-Choice Caucus Co-Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) today applauded theFood and Drug Administration's (FDA)letterto theAmerican College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG)indicating that it will halt enforcement ofthe medically unnecessaryin-person dispensing requirement formifepristone.

December 23, 2020
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Washington, D.C. – The Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus – led by U.S. Reps. Barbara Lee and (D-CA) and Diana DeGette (D-CO) – sent a letter to President-elect Joe Biden outlining the steps they hope his administration will immediately take to “preserve, protect, and advance sexual and reproductive health” for everyone in the U.S. and around the world.
October 26, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), as co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statement after the Senate voted tonight to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court:
September 27, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette(D-CO) andBarbara Lee(D-CA), as co-chairs of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, issued the following statementon the nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court:

"The nomination of Amy Coney Barrett to the Supreme Court is now the single greatest threat to women's right to abortion care.

June 29, 2020
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WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement after the Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in June Medical Services v. Russo to overturn the Louisiana law requiring physicians who provide abortion care to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30 miles of a clinic.
May 22, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA), along with taskforce leads Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Julia Brownley (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), released the following statement on the Trump Administrat

March 27, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C.– Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) and taskforce leadsJan Schakowsky (D-IL), Judy Chu (D-CA), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL), Norma Torres (D-CA), Suzan DelBene (D-WA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Julia Brownley (D-CA) and Katherine Clark (D-MA) released the following statement today after multiple state governments attem

January 3, 2020
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) released the following statement after 207 members of Congress submitted an amicus brief asking the Supreme Court to reconsider Roe v. Wade:

"Shame on the members of Congress who are doubling down on their efforts to overturn Roe v. Wade.

October 4, 2019
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Pro-Choice Caucus Chairs U.S. Reps. Diana DeGette (D-CO) and Barbara Lee (D-CA) and Pro-Choice Taskforce leads Rep. Norma Torres (D-CA), Katherine Clark (D-MA), Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Jackie Speier (D-CA), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Judy Chu (D-CA), Ted Deutch (D-FL)and Julia Brownley (D-CA)released the following statement after the U.S.