Issue Position: Women's Rights

Issue Position

The last few years have brought women's issues to a forefront in public consciousness in a way they haven't been in decades. Women face harassment and discrimination in and out of the workplace on a daily basis. Every woman knows a woman who has been sexually assaulted or has had the experience herself. It is high time we had a movement like #metoo to highlight the daily assault and disrespect women face.

Respect for the contributions of women also boils down to compensation. We must close the play gap between men and women so that we are paid for the true value of our work as well.

Women must be also allowed to make decisions over their bodies and their reproduction. As a doctor I've been involved in the types of discussions that should be kept between a woman and her doctor without the interference of the government, an employer or an insurance company. We must continue to fund long acting reversible contraception for young women, as this has drastically reduced the teen pregnancy rate in Colorado. We must protect the Affordable Care Act's provision of free preventative women's care and contraception. We must protect access to abortion services and ensure that they are accessible to women across the state. Keeping the choice of if and when to have a child is key to ensuring that women remain free to chose the lives they want to live.

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