Democratic Women’s Caucus Statement on Senate Vote on Women’s Health Protection Act
May 11, 2022
CONTACT: Michelle Moreno-Silva
Washington, D.C. – Today, Democratic Women’s Caucus (DWC) Co-Chairs Congresswomen Jackie Speier (CA-14), Lois Frankel (FL-21), and Brenda Lawrence (MI-14), Vice Chairs Congresswomen Veronica Escobar (TX-16) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), DWC Freshman Representative Congresswoman Sara Jacobs (CA-53), and DWC Whip Congresswoman Nikema Williams (GA-05) issued the following statement on the Senate vote on the House-passed H.R. 3755, Women’s Health Protection Act (WHPA) introduced by DWC Member Congresswoman Judy Chu (CA-27).
“This is not one and done. The Senate’s failure to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act not only won’t stop our fight to ensure abortion access remains legal and accessible across the nation, it’s going to make us dig in even harder,” said the Members. “Democrats in the House proudly passed this legislation last September. We will keep fighting until every person, no matter where they live, how much money they make, or what they look like, has the freedom to make their own decisions about their own bodies, lives, and futures. If that means taking up WHPA every week in the Senate going forward, so be it. We can and must protect the women, families, and communities threatened by draconian efforts to eliminate equal access to legal, safe abortion care.”
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