Issue Position: Reproductive Justice

Issue Position

The Trump Administration and Republican Party have systematically undermined access to the right to safe and legal abortion. The federal government must step in to protect civil rights -- and it cannot leave those rights up to the extreme conservative majority on the Supreme Court.

As a member of Congress, I will work to:

Enact a constitutional amendment and federal statute that codify Roe v. Wade.
Repeal the Hyde Amendment, which unfairly bars the federal government from using federal funds to pay for abortions.
Ensure that any Medicare for All legislation that passes includes coverage for abortion and contraception.
Ensure that sex education is included in any comprehensive reproductive rights reform, because we have a duty to educate children about safe and healthy practices.
Reintroduce Rep. Nita Lowey's Global Health, Empowerment and Rights Act (H.R. 1055), which would repeal the harmful Global Gag Rule that prohibits international NGOs involved in promoting global health from using their own money to provide safe and legal abortion services (or even abortion-related referrals and information).
Expand the size of the Supreme Court to prevent an extreme, conservative majority from striking down Roe v. Wade.

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