Since the Supreme Court ruled to overturn Roe v. Wade last month, I have been hard at work pursuing every possible avenue to protect reproductive freedom both at home in Washington state and across the country.
In the last month alone I have:
✓ Demanded for clarity from the Department of Justice on potential federal actions to protect patients and providers – regardless of where a patient comes from.
✓ Introduced legislation to protect healthcare privacy and keep personal data safe from being misused against a patient.
✓ Introduced legislation to protect providers from prosecution for providing essential reproductive care to patients traveling from anti-choice states – which Republicans blocked.
✓ Introduced legislation to protect access to contraception in the wake of conservative states’ attempts to ban or limit individuals’ access.
There is still so much work ahead to protect reproductive rights. I need to know where you stand in this fight. Will you please take a moment to respond to my survey and share your thoughts on what’s going on now:
GOP officials in states with existing abortion ban “trigger laws” – like neighboring Idaho – feel emboldened by the Supreme Court’s disastrous decision. And now, Texas, Missouri, Missippi, and Arkansas have extended their attacks on life-saving health care to prevent individuals from accessing contraception too.
Pro-choice states like Washington are already experiencing an influx of out-of-state patients, which is why I’m working to protect our health care delivery system and ensure providers can continue helping patients without fear of prosecution.
These are just a few pieces of the ongoing fight to restore and defend abortion and privacy rights. As we continue pushing forward against extremist attempts to roll back progress, I need to hear from our strongest supporters about the work we are doing.
Respond to our survey right away and let me know where you stand in this fight.
Thanks for being a part of this movement.
Let’s keep fighting.
Maria
