Hearing: "Protecting Women's Access to Reproductive Health Care"

Subcommittee on Health (Committee on Energy and Commerce)

2123 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Text of Legislation

• H.R. 2975, the "Women's Health Protection Act of 2019" [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM

Support Documents

• Hearing Notice [PDF]
• Briefing Memo [PDF] Added 02/07/2020 at 05:27 PM
• Rep. Bilirakis - Document for the Record - Collection of 113 abortion stories [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Duncan - Document for the Record - Collection of 5 abortion stories [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from March for Life Action opposing the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2018 report from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine entitled, “The Safety and Quality of Abortion Care in the United States” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from Catholics for Choice in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the ACLU in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2018 article from the American Journal of Public Health entitled “Socioeconomic Outcomes of Women Who Receive and Women Who Are Denied Wanted Abortions in the United States” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from Americans United for Life opposing the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2019 article from the Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology entitled “Consensus Guidelines for Facilities Performing Outpatient Procedures: Evidence Over Ideology” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - The Supreme Court amicus brief of Priests for Life and Rachel’s Vineyard filed in the Supreme Court case June Medical Services v. Gee [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from Dr. Steve Weinberger, Executive Vice President and CEO Emeritus of the American College of Physicians, Dr. Barbara Levy, Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology at George Washington University, and Debra Ness, President of the National Partnership for Women & Families [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2017 report from the Center for Reproductive Rights entitled, “Evaluating Priorities: Measuring Women’s and Children’s Health and Well-being against Abortion Restrictions in the States” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from 53 faith-based, religious, and civil rights organizations in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Freedom From Religion Foundation in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the Guttmacher Institute in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the Hope Clinic for Women in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony from the National Network of Abortion Funds in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2018 article from the Journal of Medical Internet Research entitled, “Identifying National Availability of Abortion Care and Distance From Major US Cities: Systematic Online Search” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - The Supreme Court amicus brief of 11 storytellers filed in Supreme Court case June Medical Services v. Gee [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from 5 law professors in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Report from the Center for Reproductive Rights entitled, “Roe and Intersectional Liberty Doctrine” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Article by Thomas M. Messner, J.D., entitled, “The Women’s Health Protection Act of 2019—Ten Things You Need to Know About H.R. 2975" [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from MomsRising in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from S. Nadia Hussain, Maternal Justice Campaign Director for MomsRising, in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from NARAL Pro-Choice America in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony from the National Council of Jewish Women in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from the National Family Planning & Reproductive Health Association in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony from Leila Abolfazli, Director of Federal Reproductive Rights at the National Women’s Law Center, in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from 14 state Attorneys General and the Attorney General from the District of Columbia in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Abortion story from Pam Thompson [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from Platform in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America and the Planned Parenthood Action Fund in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Reproductive Justice Community in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from various independent abortion care providers in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Press release from the Susan B. Anthony List dated February 12, 2020 [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from Toni Van Pelt, President of the National Organization for Women, in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2019 report from the Center for Reproductive Rights entitled, “What if Roe Fell?” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo- Document for the Record - Report from the National Bureau of Economic Research entitled, “The Economic Consequences of Being Denied and Abortion” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from Kristen Clarke, President and Executive Director of the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law, in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from Reps. Chu (CA), Frankel (FL), and Fudge (OH) in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from Vanita Gupta, President and CEO of the Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Testimony from Martin H. Wolf, Director of Sustainability & Authenticity for Seventh Generation, Inc., in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Letter from the Women of Reform Judaism and the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism in support of the Women's Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - 2017 article form the Journal of the American Medical Association entitled, “Women’s Mental Health and Well-being 5 Years After Receiving or Being Denied an Abortion” [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Statement from various LGBTQ groups in support of the Women’s Health Protection Act [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Eshoo - Document for the Record - Abortion story from Terri Nordone [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Ruiz - Document for the Record - 2019 article from Social Science and Medicine entitled, "Emotions and decision rightness over five years following an abortion: An examination of decision difficulty and abortion stigma" [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Rep. Walden - Document for the Record - Statement from Elizabeth Gillette [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM

Member Statements

• Opening Statement of Rep. Frank Pallone, Jr., Chairman of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Anna G. Eshoo, Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Greg Walden, Ranking Member of the Full Committee [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM
• Opening Statement of Rep. Michael C. Burgess, M.D., Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Health [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:08 PM

Hearing Record

• Unedited Transcript [PDF] Added 10/06/2020 at 06:14 PM

First Published: February 6, 2020 at 09:53 AM
Last Updated: October 7, 2020 at 08:46 AM