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Oct. 23, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Join Congressional Democrats In Filing Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit Court To Affirm That EMTALA Requires Hospitals To Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care, Including Abortion Care, Preempting Idaho's Draconian Abortion Ban
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 20, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Continued Assault on Reproductive Freedoms in Post-Dobbs America
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 20, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Continued Assault on Reproductive Freedoms in Post-Dobbs America
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 12, 2024
Durbin Joins Senate Democrats On The Floor To Call For Passage Of Veterans Families Health Services Act, Protection For IVF
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2024
Following The Alabama IVF Ruling, Durbin Announces Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing To Examine The Continued Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2024
'This Week' Transcript 2-25-24: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan & Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2023
Durbin Cosponsors Legislation To Expand Access To Contraception
Sen. Dick Durbin
June 22, 2023
Durbin: It's Now Up To Congress To Protect Women And Health Care Providers From The Results Of The Disastrous Dobbs Ruling
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Rep. Nikki Budzinski
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Rep. Sean Casten
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
Durbin Reflects on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Rep. Danny Davis
May 2, 2023
Durbin Reflects On Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Devastating Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen. Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Sen. Ladda Duckworth
April 26, 2023
DURBIN QUESTIONS WITNESSES DURING SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE DEVASTATING FALLOUT SINCE THE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED ROE V. WADE
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 26, 2023
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Devastating Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 21, 2023
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court's Decision To Preserve Access To The Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 18, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Join Democrats To File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court To Prevent Dangerous Ruling From Restricting Access To Mifepristone Nationwide & Upending FDA Approval Process
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 17, 2023
Durbin: Democrats Won't Rest Until We Restore Access To Women's Reproductive Health Care Nationwide
Sen. Dick Durbin
April 8, 2023
CNN Newsroom: Interview With Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen. Dick Durbin
March 27, 2023
Murray, Shaheen, 36 Colleagues Write to Pentagon Underscoring National Security Imperative to Provide Abortion Leave for Service Members
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 4, 2023
Durbin Statement On Walgreens' Decision To Not Offer Medication Abortion Pill
Sen. Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2023
Letter to Rosalind Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Karen Lynch, President and CEO of CVS Health, Elizabeth Burr, Interim CEO of Rite Aid - Durbin, Duckworth To Pharmacies: How Can Congress Support Efforts To Improve Access To Reproductive Health Care?
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Daines Joins Colleagues to Expose Biden Administration for Breaking the Law, Promoting Dangerous Diy Abortions by Mail
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Jan. 24, 2023
Following The 50th Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade, Durbin Recommits To Protecting Reproductive Rights
Sen. Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2022
New Duckworth, Murray, Wild Bill Would Protect Right to Build a Family Through Ivf, Other Assisted Reproductive Technology for All Americans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 15, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Defense Department End Funding Travel for Abortions
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Nov. 1, 2022
Senator Smith, Colleagues Release New Report Detailing Devastating Harms Posed by State Abortion Bans
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 21, 2022
Letter to Mr. Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor for the US Department of State - Jacobs, Castro Lead Call for Biden Administration to Affirm Global Commitment to Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Rights Post-dobbs
Rep. Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 18, 2022
Tweet - "Everyone should be able to seek reproductive health care & medical providers should be able to provide essential services. While Republicans keep pushing a national abortion ban, I'll keep fighting with my Democratic colleagues to protect every person's right to choose."
Sen. Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wicker, Hyde-smith, Colleagues Oppose Illegal Va Provided Abortions
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Sept. 20, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Bost Slams Biden Admin Over Decision to Offer Abortions Through Va
Rep. Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Underwood Advocates for Access to Life-Saving Abortion Care for Veterans, Opposes Republicans' Extremist Agenda to Criminalize Abortion
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Sept. 8, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Clyde and Cloud Demand VA Rescind Illegal Abortion Rule
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Sept. 7, 2022
Hirono, Warren, Murray, Duckworth Applaud Landmark Abortion Access Measure for Veterans Amid Republican Attacks
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 2, 2022
Bost Slams Biden Admin's Illegal Action to Provide Abortions Through Va
Rep. Mike Bost
Aug. 26, 2022
Robin Kelly and Kara Saffrin: Illinois is a safe haven for abortion care. We have to work to keep it that way.
Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 26, 2022
Robin Kelly and Kara Saffrin: Illinois is a safe haven for abortion care. We have to work to keep it that way.
Rep. Robin Kelly
Aug. 22, 2022
Tweet - "In Dobbs, SCOTUS left to the states the authority to write laws defining reproductive health & criminalizing medical decisions. Face it: Republican state legislators, many times under the political influence of special interests, have created a disastrous and dangerous landscape.'
Sen. Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2022
Letter to Social Media CEOs - Reps. Blunt Rochester & Kuster Call on Big Tech to Combat Abortion Misinformation
Rep. Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 2, 2022
Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance
Rep. Mike Quigley, ...
July 28, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 27, 2022
Booker and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Allow Use of U.S. Foreign Assistance for Abortion Care Overseas
Sen. Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2022
Underwood, Bera, Castor, and DeLauro Introduce Bill to Modernize Public Health Data Infrastructure
Rep. Lauren Underwood, ...
July 21, 2022
Foster Votes to Protect Access to Contraception
Rep. Bill Foster
July 19, 2022
Tweet - "It has not even been a month since the Dobbs decision and Republican officials are already finding ways to intimidate doctors who are trying to provide essential care to Americans. Tragically, but not surprisingly, overturning Roe has created a health care crisis in this country."
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 18, 2022
Underwood Votes to Defend Reproductive Freedoms Against Extreme Republican Assaults
Rep. Lauren Underwood
July 18, 2022
Durbin: Overturning Roe Has Unleashed A Health Care Crisis In This Country
Sen. Dick Durbin
July 15, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Biden's Federal Departments Cannot Facilitate Abortions for Illegal Alien Minors
Rep. Mary Miller, ...
Date
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Politician
Oct. 23, 2024
Durbin, Duckworth Join Congressional Democrats In Filing Amicus Brief Urging Ninth Circuit Court To Affirm That EMTALA Requires Hospitals To Provide Emergency Stabilizing Care, Including Abortion Care, Preempting Idaho's Draconian Abortion Ban
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 20, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Continued Assault on Reproductive Freedoms in Post-Dobbs America
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 20, 2024
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During a Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Continued Assault on Reproductive Freedoms in Post-Dobbs America
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 12, 2024
Durbin Joins Senate Democrats On The Floor To Call For Passage Of Veterans Families Health Services Act, Protection For IVF
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 27, 2024
Following The Alabama IVF Ruling, Durbin Announces Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing To Examine The Continued Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 25, 2024
'This Week' Transcript 2-25-24: White House National Security Adviser Jake Sullivan & Sen. Tammy Duckworth
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
Sept. 11, 2023
Durbin Cosponsors Legislation To Expand Access To Contraception
Sen.Dick Durbin
June 22, 2023
Durbin: It's Now Up To Congress To Protect Women And Health Care Providers From The Results Of The Disastrous Dobbs Ruling
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Rep.Nikki Budzinski
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Rep.Sean Casten
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
Durbin Reflects on Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on the Devastating Fallout Since the Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Rep.Danny Davis
May 2, 2023
Durbin Reflects On Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Devastating Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen.Dick Durbin
May 2, 2023
CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS FILE AMICUS BRIEF URGING FIFTH CIRCUIT TO REVERSE TEXAS DISTRICT COURT'S RULING ON MIFEPRISTONE
Sen.Ladda Duckworth
April 26, 2023
DURBIN QUESTIONS WITNESSES DURING SENATE JUDICIARY COMMITTEE HEARING ON THE DEVASTATING FALLOUT SINCE THE SUPREME COURT OVERRULED ROE V. WADE
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 26, 2023
Durbin Delivers Opening Statement During Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing On The Devastating Fallout Since The Supreme Court Overruled Roe V. Wade
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 21, 2023
Durbin Statement On Supreme Court's Decision To Preserve Access To The Abortion Pill Mifepristone
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 18, 2023
Durbin, Duckworth Join Democrats To File Amicus Brief Urging Supreme Court To Prevent Dangerous Ruling From Restricting Access To Mifepristone Nationwide & Upending FDA Approval Process
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 17, 2023
Durbin: Democrats Won't Rest Until We Restore Access To Women's Reproductive Health Care Nationwide
Sen.Dick Durbin
April 8, 2023
CNN Newsroom: Interview With Sen. Dick Durbin (D-IL)
Sen.Dick Durbin
March 27, 2023
Murray, Shaheen, 36 Colleagues Write to Pentagon Underscoring National Security Imperative to Provide Abortion Leave for Service Members
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
March 4, 2023
Durbin Statement On Walgreens' Decision To Not Offer Medication Abortion Pill
Sen.Dick Durbin
Feb. 2, 2023
Letter to Rosalind Brewer, CEO of Walgreens Boots Alliance, Karen Lynch, President and CEO of CVS Health, Elizabeth Burr, Interim CEO of Rite Aid - Durbin, Duckworth To Pharmacies: How Can Congress Support Efforts To Improve Access To Reproductive Health Care?
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Jan. 25, 2023
Letter to Merrick Garland, Attorney General of the United States - Daines Joins Colleagues to Expose Biden Administration for Breaking the Law, Promoting Dangerous Diy Abortions by Mail
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Jan. 24, 2023
Following The 50th Anniversary Of Roe V. Wade, Durbin Recommits To Protecting Reproductive Rights
Sen.Dick Durbin
Dec. 15, 2022
New Duckworth, Murray, Wild Bill Would Protect Right to Build a Family Through Ivf, Other Assisted Reproductive Technology for All Americans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Dec. 15, 2022
Letter to Lloyd Austin, Secretary of Defense - Lankford, Colleagues Demand Defense Department End Funding Travel for Abortions
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Nov. 1, 2022
Senator Smith, Colleagues Release New Report Detailing Devastating Harms Posed by State Abortion Bans
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Oct. 21, 2022
Letter to Mr. Richard C. Visek, Acting Legal Advisor for the US Department of State - Jacobs, Castro Lead Call for Biden Administration to Affirm Global Commitment to Protecting Sexual and Reproductive Rights Post-dobbs
Rep.Danny Davis, ...
Oct. 18, 2022
Tweet - "Everyone should be able to seek reproductive health care & medical providers should be able to provide essential services. While Republicans keep pushing a national abortion ban, I'll keep fighting with my Democratic colleagues to protect every person's right to choose."
Sen.Dick Durbin
Oct. 11, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Wicker, Hyde-smith, Colleagues Oppose Illegal Va Provided Abortions
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Sept. 20, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Bost Slams Biden Admin Over Decision to Offer Abortions Through Va
Rep.Mike Bost, ...
Sept. 16, 2022
Underwood Advocates for Access to Life-Saving Abortion Care for Veterans, Opposes Republicans' Extremist Agenda to Criminalize Abortion
Rep.Lauren Underwood
Sept. 8, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Clyde and Cloud Demand VA Rescind Illegal Abortion Rule
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
Sept. 7, 2022
Hirono, Warren, Murray, Duckworth Applaud Landmark Abortion Access Measure for Veterans Amid Republican Attacks
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
Sept. 2, 2022
Bost Slams Biden Admin's Illegal Action to Provide Abortions Through Va
Rep.Mike Bost
Aug. 26, 2022
Robin Kelly and Kara Saffrin: Illinois is a safe haven for abortion care. We have to work to keep it that way.
Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 26, 2022
Robin Kelly and Kara Saffrin: Illinois is a safe haven for abortion care. We have to work to keep it that way.
Rep.Robin Kelly
Aug. 22, 2022
Tweet - "In Dobbs, SCOTUS left to the states the authority to write laws defining reproductive health & criminalizing medical decisions. Face it: Republican state legislators, many times under the political influence of special interests, have created a disastrous and dangerous landscape.'
Sen.Dick Durbin
Aug. 16, 2022
Letter to Social Media CEOs - Reps. Blunt Rochester & Kuster Call on Big Tech to Combat Abortion Misinformation
Rep.Bill Foster, ...
Aug. 2, 2022
Letter to Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Antony Blinken, Secretary of State, Samantha Power, Administrator for the US Agency for International Development - Schakowsky, Lee, Blumenthal, and Booker Lead Colleagues in Pressing Federal Agencies to Reinforce Helms Amendment Exceptions to Countries and Organizations That Receive U.S. Foreign Assistance
Rep.Mike Quigley, ...
July 28, 2022
Letter to Denis McDonough, Secretary of Veterans Affairs - Senator Baldwin, Colleagues Urge VA to Immediately Begin Offering Abortion Services to Veterans and Eligible Dependents
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 27, 2022
Booker and Colleagues Introduce Legislation to Allow Use of U.S. Foreign Assistance for Abortion Care Overseas
Sen.Ladda Duckworth, ...
July 22, 2022
Underwood, Bera, Castor, and DeLauro Introduce Bill to Modernize Public Health Data Infrastructure
Rep.Lauren Underwood, ...
July 21, 2022
Foster Votes to Protect Access to Contraception
Rep.Bill Foster
July 19, 2022
Tweet - "It has not even been a month since the Dobbs decision and Republican officials are already finding ways to intimidate doctors who are trying to provide essential care to Americans. Tragically, but not surprisingly, overturning Roe has created a health care crisis in this country."
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 18, 2022
Underwood Votes to Defend Reproductive Freedoms Against Extreme Republican Assaults
Rep.Lauren Underwood
July 18, 2022
Durbin: Overturning Roe Has Unleashed A Health Care Crisis In This Country
Sen.Dick Durbin
July 15, 2022
Letter to Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Homeland Security, and Xavier Becerra, Secretary of Health and Human Services - Biden's Federal Departments Cannot Facilitate Abortions for Illegal Alien Minors
Rep.Mary Miller, ...
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