Tweet - "Ahead of the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, I'm live on the Senate floor to defend the right to abortion & once again block Republicans' harmful attempts to undermine patients' access to constitutionally-protected health care."

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"Ahead of the anniversary of the landmark Roe v. Wade decision, I'm live on the Senate floor to defend the right to abortion & once again block Republicans' harmful attempts to undermine patients' access to constitutionally-protected health care.

#RoeVWade changed lives for the better. It prevented so much harm & helped keep so many patients healthy. It opened doors for women to pursue their career and educational goals--& affirmed the right to control our own bodies and our own futures.

Since Roe, extreme Republicans have peddled blatant misinformation, filled our judicial system with anti-abortion judges, and passed state laws designed to make it harder to get abortions, birth control, or even take medication abortion pills in your own home.

Since SCOTUS took on a direct challenge to Roe that threatens the constitutional right to abortion, I've heard non-stop from people anxious about the future.

People who are scared.

People who are frustrated.

People who--like the majority of Americans--want to protect Roe.

That's why I'm fighting so hard to protect the right to abortion at the federal level, by passing the Women's Health Protection Act. This bill will safeguard Roe and help make its promises real for everyone--no matter their zip code.

But there's no one, easy fix. So I'm also fighting to make sure birth control is easy to get and affordable, that we make historic investments in Title X family planning centers, & more--& it's why I'm asking everyone to join me in the fight.

It's going to take all of us working together to #ProtectReproRights. Share your story. Support a local organization helping to get patients the reproductive health care they need. Work to combat GOP misinformation. Fight to pass local and state laws protecting abortion rights.

The majority of Americans believe people should be trusted to make their own decisions about whether or not to get an abortion--& that it's not a decision that extreme politicians should make for you or can be taken away because of how much money they have or where they live.

We can make this a reality. But we've got to keep fighting for it.

That's what I'm doing and it's what I'm going to keep doing.

And I'm so glad to have so many people fighting right alongside me."

@PattyMurray

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