Democrats – REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS ALERTS

09 Jul

Supporters of ballot measure to end Idaho’s strict abortion ban turn in nearly 110K signatures

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Idahoans United for Women and Families says initiative proposal will appear on November’s general election ballot

08 Jul

Assembly passes bill that would protect access to reproductive health care in N.J.

MadisonLatest NewsDemocratic Governor, Democrats, New Jersey, Reproductive rights

The New Jersey https://www.roi-nj.com/2026/07/02/healthcare/assembly-passes-bill-that-would-protect-access-to-reproductive-health-care-in-n-j/General Assembly has passed legislation that provides increased protections for patients seeking reproductive health care services and the medical professionals who provide that care. The measure is sponsored by Assemblywomen Shanique Speight, Ellen Park, Annette Quijano and Luanne Peterpaul

04 Jul

MA Congresswoman Pressley Issues Call to Action on Fourth Anniversary of Devasting Supreme Court Dobbs Decision, Engages & Uplifts Families Harmed by Republicans Denial of Life-Saving Abortion Care

RileyLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Anti-Abortion GOP, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Trump, United States

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, marks the somber fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision through engaging with and uplifting families harmed by Republicans’ denial of life-saving abortion care.

02 Jul

WI U.S. Sen. Baldwin: In lead up to anniversary of Roe being overturned, Baldwin leads bills to expand access to abortion care

RileyLatest NewsAnti-Abortion GOP, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI) and Patty Murray (D-WA) introduced two bills to help Americans access abortion as Republicans continue to chip away at women’s fundamental right to make their own decisions about their bodies. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade created a health care crisis across the country, with 27 million women living under abortion bans. Meanwhile, Republicans have doubled down on their efforts to further ban abortion, punish women and doctors, and rip away access to basic health care for women across…

24 Jun

NH Congress Member and others Push for Right to Contraception Act Vote

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Congressman Chris Pappas (NH-01) and others signed a discharge petition to force a House floor vote on the Right to Contraception Act, legislation that would guarantee by law the right to contraception. In two days, the petition collected nearly 200 signatories.

20 Jun

Nevada’s Cortez Masto Leads Effort to Protect the Right of Women to Cross State Lines to Seek Abortion Care

MadisonLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Democrats, Female Democratic Congresspeople, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, United States

Ahead of the four-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s disastrous Dobbs decision, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senators Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), and Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.) re-introduced the Freedom to Travel for Health Care Act. This legislation would block anti-choice states and localities from limiting travel for abortion services and empower impacted individuals to bring civil action against those who restrict a woman’s right to cross state lines to receive legal reproductive care

19 Jun

With giant IUD outside Capitol, Arizona Democrats call on GOP to protect contraception access

MadisonLatest NewsArizona, Contraception, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights

Justice Clarence Thomas wrote in his Dobbs concurrence that the constitutional right to contraception should be reconsidered next

19 Jun

Wisconsin Democrats and advocates call for state birth control protections

MadisonLatest NewsContraception, Democrats, Healthcare, Reproductive rights, Wisconsin

Wisconsin Democratic lawmakers and reproductive rights advocates called for state protection of birth control on the 60th anniversary of the Supreme Court decision that protected married couples’ ability to use contraception. State laws are necessary to protect Wisconsinites from potential actions by the Trump administration and the Supreme Court targeting access to birth control, they warned.

05 Jun

As voters prioritize cost of living, focus on abortion evolves in midterm elections

RandyLatest NewsAbortion, Affordability, Democrats, Healthcare, Maine, Midterms, Reproductive rights, Vote

In the last two federal elections since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, Democrats have made reproductive rights a key part of their pitch to voters.

23 May

Pressley, Murray, Duckworth Introduce Bicameral Bill to Help Women with Disabilities Access Reproductive Health Care

DevonLatest NewsDemocrats, Healthcare, People With Disabilities, Reproductive rights, US Congress

Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Co-Chair of the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, along with Senators Patty Murray (D-WA) and Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), reintroduced their Reproductive Health Care Accessibility Act, legislation to help women with disabilities—who face discrimination and extra barriers when seeking care—get better access to the timely, informed, and culturally competent reproductive health care they deserve.

06 May

Abortion isn’t the issue in 2026. But it’s still definitely an issue.

PhoenixLatest NewsAbortion Rights, Affordability, Democrats, Healthcare, Midterms, Reproductive rights, United States, Vote

Affordability is leading voters’ concerns heading into the midterms. But Democrats are still embracing abortion as a top issue in some state Supreme Court and downballot races.

23 Feb

CT reproductive rights caucus to push for additional abortion care protection

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Members of Connecticut’s Reproductive Rights Caucus plan to push for additional protections for abortion care this session. The group, led by State Representatives Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford) and Matt Blumenthal (D-Stamford), laid out their priorities at the state capitol on Wednesday.

20 Feb

Democrats Propose New Hampshire Abortion and Reproductive Health Shield Law

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A group of Democratic state lawmakers are attempting to enact an abortion shield law in New Hampshire in an effort to protect those seeking reproductive health care in the state from out-of-state restrictions.

18 Feb

Contraception Bills Continue to Move Forward in Virginia General Assembly

DoryLatest NewsContraception, Democrats, Healthcare, legislation, Reproductive rights, United States, Virginia

Senator Jennifer Carroll Foy (D-Prince William) and reproductive rights advocates from REPRO Rising Virginia, Birth in Color, Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice, Americans for Contraception, and Planned Parenthood Advocates of Virginia addressed the issue of contraceptive coverage

04 Feb

New York Looks for First-in-Nation Fertility Coverage Expansion

PhoenixLatest NewsDemocrats, Fertility, Healthcare, New York, Reproductive rights, United States

New York Democrats are gaining ground in pushing the Empire State to be the first in the US to require commercial insurers to more broadly cover fertility services.