Reproductive Rights
It is essential that everyone, regardless of income level, has access to family planning resources. Access to contraceptives and reproductive health care are proven to reduce health costs for both the individual and the health care system as a whole, as well as reduce the number of unplanned pregnancies and abortions. We have already seen the disastrous consequences of overturning Roe, and I will continue to advocate for the Women’s Health Protection Act until everyone can access the reproductive healthcare they need. As a member of the Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus, I am committed to working for reproductive equity and the right of Oregonians and Americans to choose their own healthcare and method of family planning.
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Pamplin Media
Higher education leaders discussed the aftermath of the Supreme Court decision, which has already led to several states passing strict abortion bans, with U.S. Rep. Suzanne Bonamici during a roundtable discussion at Portland State University on Friday, Aug. 19.
OPB
College employees and students from around Oregon met up with Rep. Suzanne Bonamici, D-Oregon, on Friday to talk about changes to Title IX, the federal law concerning sex discrimination in schools, and how the recent Supreme Court decision regarding abortion could affect campuses.
Politico Pro
In the letter, led by Civil Rights and Human Services subcommittee Chair Suzanne Bonamici, (D-Ore.) lawmakers expressed their concerns with how the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization will affect students.
[06/23/2022] WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswomen Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY) and Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR) and U.S.
InsideWACO
Congresswoman Suzanne Bonamici has represented the First Congressional District of Oregon since February of 2012. The district includes Washington, Yamhill, Clatsop, and Columbia counties and part of Multnomah County. We discuss pandemic issues, insurrection accountability and much more!
The Oregonian
One day after a federal appeals court allowed Texas to resume banning most abortions, Democratic U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley and Representatives Suzanne Bonamici and Earl Blumenauer gave speeches along with Planned Parenthood Columbia Willamette staffers, including CEO Anne Udall.
KATU
The nation's most restrictive abortion ban has resumed in Texas, now that a federal appeals court has overruled a decision from a lower court to pause the ban. "I was in high school before Roe versus Wade," Rep Bonamici said. "This was the day of back alley abortions and self-help."
KOIN
Bonamici recounted the days before abortion was legal and the unsafe, dangerous methods women would use to end a pregnancy. "What they resorted to in their desperation was often life-threatening," Bonamici said. "We must, we absolutely must, protect the right to safe, legal abortion."
The Skanner
The House of Representatives passed the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA), legislation to protect abortion rights in Oregon and across the country, with Reps. Suzanne Bonamici, Peter DeFazio, Earl Blumenauer and Kurt Schrader all voting in favor of the legislation.