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House Democrats again passed legislation to protect the right to make personal reproductive health care decisions as Republicans threaten to pass a nationwide abortion ban if they take the majority. To no surprise, Steve Chabot voted against legislation that would protect access to safe, legal abortion.
- The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2022 would protect a woman’s right to access abortion and is similar to the legislation House Democrats passed last year that remains stalled in the Senate. Not a single Republican voted for the WHPA and or to protect Roe in 2021 – and they didn’t again today, even after seeing the devastating effects of the SCOTUS’ decision to rip away reproductive freedom.
- The Ensuring Access to Abortion Act would safeguard a woman’s right to travel to another state to receive an abortion, if their state bans the medical procedure. This bill would stop states from putting a bounty on the heads of women, families and doctors who assist in obtaining the abortion.
Chabot’s vote against safeguarding the right to travel comes in the face of a 10 year old Ohio rape victim who was forced to leave the state in order to access care.
DCCC spokesperson Nebeyatt Betre:
“Steve Chabot may not want to talk about his crusade to ban abortion nationwide, but his vote today is further proof of his sinister agenda to rip away our rights.”
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