Issue Position: Standing Up for Women

Issue Position

In today's climate, it's more important now than ever to fight for women's rights and reproductive healthcare. While Congress continues to be eager to strip away women's most fundamental rights, including access to contraceptives and abortion, we must do more to show that Washington won't back down for the women in our state. I was proud to vote for the Reproductive Parity Act (RPA), a law that requires insurance companies who cover maternity care to also cover abortion care, ensuring all women have all options available to them. After trying to pass this legislation for six years, the new Democratic majority brought the bill to the floor where it passed with bipartisan support.

We also passed several bills aimed at eliminating sexual harassment in the workplace by creating model policies and stopping the practice of "nondisclosure agreements" and forced arbitration clauses in sexual harassments cases. And in those instances where justice in the courts is sought, we also passed my bill to severely limit an abuser's access to a victim's medical records. Time's up!

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