Health

In Whole Woman’s Health vs. Hellerstedt, Texas physicians seeking to protect women’s access to safe medical care are challenging the state’s 2013 anti-choice law (HB 2), which threatens to close more than 75 percent of clinics offering abortion care and leave many women with little meaningful ability to exercise their constitutional rights. This law applies to any… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement after Republicans’ latest taxpayer-funded Select Panel was used as a venue for political theater: “This taxpayer-funded Committee was created by Republicans nearly five months ago after a group of anti-choice extremists made a series of false, unsubstantiated allegations about Planned Parenthood,”… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today issued the following statement as the Supreme Court heard arguments in Whole Woman’s Health v. Hellerstedt. “A woman’s access to reproductive healthcare shouldn’t be dependent on her income or zip code. Unfortunately, politicians across the country are passing dangerous laws that block women from exercising their… Read more »

Dear Friend, Research and innovation are central to American competitiveness and a key driver of our national economy. Each year, investments in research through the National Institutes of Health (NIH) help us push the boundaries of scientific knowledge, support promising medical advances and address the heartbreaking diseases facing our nation. Medical innovation not only… Read more »

Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at ensuring National Guard members retain their health coverage when responding to state emergencies, such as landslides or earthquakes. “In the aftermath of the SR 530 landslide, highly trained members of the Washington National Guard did a tremendous job helping with search-and-rescue and… Read more »

Today, Ranking Member Jan Schakowsky and the Select Panel Democratic Members sent a letter to Chair Marsha Blackburn to condemn the process by which the Panel has conducted its work to date and request a Panel vote on the Democrats’ proposed investigative plan and rules.  Republicans have continued to exclude Democrats, persisted in sending out dangerous and overbroad document… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted against yet another attempt by Republicans to repeal parts of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and block funding for Planned Parenthood. Read more »

SEATTLE – On the 43rd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court decision in Roe v. Wade, Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) and Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) joined supporters at the Planned Parenthood Seattle Health Center Read more »

FORTY-THREE years ago today, the Supreme Court ruled that women have a constitutional right to decide whether and when to have a child. Americans overwhelmingly think that decision was the right one, and I agree. Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) today voted against H.R. 1927 because it included unnecessary and burdensome requirements that would deny asbestos victims their privacy and timely compensation. Instead, DelBene called for a vote on her bill, the Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database (READ) Act (H.R. 230) to protect American families and workers from exposure to asbestos. Read more »