Reproductive Freedom Caucus

Two years ago, our Caucus launched a new project. Dozens of our Members equipped their communities with the tools to know & defend their reproductive rights, and access care and coverage. Today, we launch a new website and resource library with the same commitment to the people.

We said it then, we say it now: there's nothing 'beautiful' about defunding Planned Parenthood. Closing clinics, leaving people without cancer screenings or birth control is ugly, harmful, & entirely by GOP design.   We will continue fighting for reproductive health care for all.

Reproductive health care is essential health care. As Chair of the Contraception Task Force for @ReproCaucus and the Reproductive Health Care Task Force for @DemWomensCaucus, I joined my colleagues in urging @HHSgov to immediately fund Title X and protect access to critical family planning and sexual health care.

HHS gave Title X applicants just one week to submit materials—putting critical funding for reproductive health care at risk. @ReproCaucus and @DemWomenCaucus leaders and I, along with 128 congressional colleagues, are demanding a one-year funding extension to stop delays of the life-saving work of Title X-funded centers in the #FightingFifth and across the country.

BREAKING: Yesterday, RFC & @DemWomenCaucus Leaders led 128 @HouseDemocrats in a letter urging HHS to immediately fund Title X grants and protect essential reproductive care. Read more here: tinyurl.com/9pc6hpwt

Women's health care providers are on the front lines experiencing the fallout from Trump and RFK's misinformation campaign about vaccines, abortion and science-backed health care. Tampa is a center for medical innovation, and I was thankful to hear from Tampa General Hospital's students, doctors and educators on how I can continue supporting their critical work through advocacy and legislation.

Senator Hawley is trying to ban mifepristone, one of the two medications needed for medical abortion, under the guise of ‘safety.’

Senator, the FDA approved mifepristone in 2000. If you really cared about women’s health, you’d join us in protecting women’s reproductive care.

Mifepristone is safe, effective, and trusted by millions. Republicans want to ban it anyway. Their assault on reproductive freedom puts lives at risk. These decisions should be made by patients and their doctors, not politicians. We must keep fighting to protect abortion care.

Republicans just launched their latest effort to deny access to reproductive care. They want to ban mifepristone in all 50 states.   We must fight back against this attack on reproductive freedom.   thehill.com/newsletters/he…

Mifepristone isn't dangerous. It is safe, effective, & FDA-approved. This bill is just another baseless attempt to restrict millions from accessing essential medication abortion, but we won't let up our fight. Abortion care is health care.

Caught a flight to New York and spoke during the 70th UN Commission on the Status of Women about fighting back against backlash and defending human rights 🌍 Abortion is a basic human right, and we need to make sure women in the #FightingFifth, across America, and across the globe have access to the full spectrum of healthcare, including reproductive freedom. #CSW70

Families deserve affordable, accessible health care — not policies that drive up costs & restrict care.   Today, @DemWomenCaucus and RFC urged HHS to revise its proposed rule that threatens access to essential health services, including family planning.   Read the full letter 👇.

Republicans just introduced a bill to ban mifepristone. Let's be clear: banning mifepristone = a national abortion ban. Mifepristone has been safe, effective and FDA-approved for 20 years. Extremists won’t stop until abortion is banned everywhere. I'll keep fighting to pass my Women’s Health Protection Act to restore the right to abortion nationwide. thehill.com/homenews/senat…

Our abortion providers deliver essential reproductive health care to patients, even amid threats to their personal safety.   On the 30th commemoration of Abortion Providers Appreciation Day, @maziehirono, @SenGaryPeters & I honor the courage & care of dedicated health providers.

Today we #CelebrateAbortionProviders. Let's uplift these healthcare professionals as we continue fighting for reproductive freedom for all women.   #AbortionProviderAppreciationDay @ReproCaucus

Abortion care is a fundamental human right—not a privilege. As we mark the 30th Abortion Provider Appreciation Day, we honor the volunteers, nurses, physicians, and staff who show up every day to provide care. Thank you for your courage, compassion, and commitment to patients!

This #IWD, we celebrate the power, resilience, & strength of women everywhere. That also means protecting access to repro health care—because the ability to make informed decisions about our bodies, health, & futures is fundamental to equality, dignity, & opportunity for all.

Happy Women's History Month! This month and every day, RFC honors and stands with the women warriors, past and present, working in defense of reproductive freedom and health care access.

Last week, I hosted an IVF and reproductive rights roundtable with leaders in fertility care and family planning to address the rising costs of IVF. I remain committed to protecting IVF, defending reproductive rights, and ensuring every parent can afford to expand their family.

Happy Women’s History Month, New Jersey. This month, we celebrate the generations of women who fought for freedom and liberation.   I will always fight in Congress to end to gender-based violence, restore access to reproductive health care, secure universal paid family leave, and finally close the wage gap.

Reproductive care IS healthcare. Period. In December, VA cut abortion access and counseling for veterans — people who sacrificed everything for this country. Stripping these options away isn't just cruel. It's dangerous.