Securing Reproductive Rights

Today, in observance of the 51st anniversary of Roe v Wade, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a roundtable discussion with patients, health care providers, and advocates on the ongoing attacks against reproductive freedom and care across the country. Currently, 27 million women of reproductive age in America live in states with abortion bans. DelBene also highlighted her recent… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) toured the Bellevue Planned Parenthood Clinic and joined abortion care providers and advocates for a roundtable discussion on protecting and strengthening reproductive health care freedom amidst unprecedented attacks on reproductive rights. The event was a part of House Democrats’ Reproductive Freedom Day of Action. While Washington protects… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement ahead of the one-year anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Dobbs v. Jackson decision.  “In the year since the Supreme Court’s conservative supermajority overturned Roe v. Wade, stripping millions of Americans of the right to essential reproductive health care, we have witnessed the real-world consequences of… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on a ruling by a federal judge in Texas striking down an Affordable Care Act provision that provides free preventive care to millions of Americans, shifting the cost back to patients. “Preventive care is fundamental health care. This decision leverages extreme MAGA ideology to rip health care away from millions… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) hosted a roundtable with state officials, abortion care providers, advocates, and Washingtonians who have had abortions to discuss how right-wing attacks on reproductive rights are impacting Washington state and what can be done to advance and protect reproductive health care. Even though Washington protects abortion access through state law,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Suzan DelBene (WA-01) released the following statement on the 50th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Roe v. Wade decision.  “Today’s anniversary is the first time in five decades that women across the country aren’t guaranteed the fundamental right and freedom to make their own health care choices. In the months since the Supreme Court’s conservative… Read more »