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Supreme Court Overturning of Roe v. Wade: Committees

Compilation of select federal responses to the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) decision overturning Roe v. Wade. A special thanks to Kelly Smith, of UC San Diego, for intially gathering many of the documents in this guide.

House Judiciary Committee

Senate HELP Committee

Senator Murray Statement on SCOTUS Overturning Roe and Republicans’ Decades-Long Effort to End Abortion Rights (6/24/22)

Senator Murray Announces [7/13/22] HELP Hearing On Abortion and Reproductive Health Care Post-Roe (6/24/22)

Murray, Democrats Push Biden for “Bold Action” to Protect Abortion Access in a Post-Roe America (6/25/22)

Following Push From Murray, Biden Administration Puts Insurers on Notice For Failing to Cover Birth Control As Required By Law (6/27/22)

Senator Murray, WA Abortion Providers Push To Protect Abortion Access in Post-Roe America (6/29/22)

At Spokane Planned Parenthood, Senator Murray Highlights Post-Roe Health Care Crises Caused By Republicans (7/7/22)

Statement from Senator Murray on Biden Issuing an Abortion Executive Order, Following Murray-Led Push from Senate Democrats (7/8/22)

Senator Murray Pushes to Ensure Everyone Can Access Over-the-Counter Birth Control as FDA Considers First-Ever Application (7/11/22; see also, company press release)

Murray, Cortez Masto, Whitehouse, Gillibrand Introduce Bill to Protect Women’s Right to Travel Across State Lines to Seek Abortion Care (7/12/22)

Hearing - Reproductive Care in a Post-Roe America: Barriers, Challenges, and Threats to Women's Health (7/13/22)

Republican Senator Blocks Cortez Masto, Murray Effort to Protect Right to Travel (7/14/22)

Smith, Murray, Warren Roll Out New Family Planning Bill, Announce Floor Effort THURSDAY (7/19/22)

Republican Senator Blocks Murray, Smith Effort to Pass Commonsense Family Planning Bill (7/21/22)

Murray, Markey, Hirono, Duckworth Announce Senate Floor Effort to Pass the Right to Contraception Act (7/26/22)

Senate Judiciary Committee