As the first woman to represent Illinois’ 13th Congressional District, I’ve been a strong advocate for women’s reproductive rights to ensure that critical health care decisions stay between women and their medical professionals. I believe that every woman deserves access to safe, legal reproductive health care, and politicians have no place in a doctors’ office.
That is why In Congress, I will fight tirelessly to ensure we restore the protections granted under Roe v. Wade and fight to protect access to medications such as Mifepristone.
- I fought back against the Trump Administration’s push to reinstate a near-total ban on abortions and abortion counseling, ripping away access to healthcare from thousands of veterans. This cruel and dangerous move will harm veterans. That’s why I joined my colleagues in a public letter, calling on the VA to reverse this move.
- I’ve added my name behind the lead bill to create a statutory right for health care providers to provide abortion care, and a right for their patients to receive that care, free from bans and medically unnecessary restrictions that single out abortion and impede access.
- I’ve cosponsored legislation to protect women who travel across state lines for reproductive health care, protect health care providers and patients from restrictions and bans, and reverse the Hyde Amendment to ensure women’s ability to access reproductive care no matter where they live.
- I am also a proud cosponsor of legislation to protect a woman’s right to in vitro fertilization (IVF) nationwide. The government has no place in women’s health care and family planning decisions.
