#STANDWITHWOMEN: Murray, Boxer, Mikulski Announce New Bill to Advance Women's Health Care
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Today, Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions (HELP) Committee Ranking Member Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), and Senator Barbara Mikulski (D-MD) announced the 21st Century Women's Health Act, a new bill that would protect and build on progress made on women's health care. The 21st Century Women's Health Act invests in women's health clinics and the primary care workforce, and promotes critical preventive services like contraception coverage. The bill also works to provide compassionate assistance for survivors of rape by ensuring all hospitals provide emergency contraception, spreading awareness, and working with community-based groups to help prevent sexual violence.
In a call with reporters and advocates, Murray highlighted that at a critical time in the fight to protect a woman's right to make her own choices about her own body, the 21st Century Women's Health Act would challenge elected officials to be on the right side of history when it comes to women's health, equality, and opportunity. Murray was joined on the call today by Dana Singiser, Vice President for Public Policy and Government Affairs, Planned Parenthood Federation of America and Dr. Laurel Kuehl, Planned Parenthood of the Great Northwest's Washington Medical Director.
"I am so proud today to be introducing the 21st Century Women's Health Act. As we continue to fight back against those who miss the Mad Men era, the 21st Century Women's Health Act lays out important ways we can and should move forward on women's health, from maternity care, to preventive health services, to continuing to expand access to birth control, to ensuring survivors of rape have access to emergency contraception in every hospital. Period," Senator Murray said."The 21st Century Women's Health Act would mean that more women across the country have the information and access they need to be in the driver's seat about their own health care and their own futures."
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