Women's Issues
WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (D-IL), Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Congresswoman Brenda L.
EVANSTON – Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers & Clinics Task Force, reacted to the vote by the U.S. Senate to confirm Amy Coney Barrett to the U.S. Supreme Court:
EVANSTON, IL - Today, Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky, a Senior Chief Deputy Whip and Chair of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus Providers and Clinics Task Force, released the following statement on the 47th anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision:
This week, SCOTUS heard a case challenging a Louisiana law that would decimate abortion access in the state and could shape the future of abortion rights in our nation. After marching to the Court, I spoke on the House floor about why I'll fight for #MyRightMyDecision.
I joined my colleagues in the Democratic Women's Caucus this week on the House Floor to discuss the vital importance of Care Economy provisions in the Build Back Better Act. We are going to boost home and community based care services, because the Care Infrastructure is vital to all Americans.
I joined Leader Pelosi, House Democratic women and women from across the country to discuss our Women’s Economic Agenda, from higher pay and an end to the gender gap to a robust Older Americans Act reauthorization. Our mission is not just possible but essential because when Women Succeed, America succeeds! Below I have included my remarks from this week's press event rolling out the agenda and the full description of the agenda.
During this #COVID19 pandemic, 33% of women have said they delayed or cancelled a visit to a healthcare provider or had problem accessing reproductive healthcare and contraception. But my GOP colleagues on Energy and Commerce Committee want to take away the Title X family planning funding in this bill.
Texas's abortion ban has ended almost ALL abortion care in the state. We need a federal law that protects abortion access against unconstitutional bans. That's what the Women's Health Protection Act does. I voted for #WHPA because WOMEN ARE NOT GOING BACK. Passing the Women's Health Protection Act is a critical step toward creating a world where every person—no matter who they are or where they're from—is free to make the best health care decisions for themselves, their families, & their lives.
Today I testified before the Rules Committee in support of the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA). WHPA will codify a woman's right to decide to have an abortion, as protected by the Roe v Wade case decided by the Supreme Court 50 years ago. #WHPA#ActforAbortionAccess#WomensHealth#BansOffOurBodies