***Livestream will be available HERE***
Washington, D.C. – On Wednesday, January 17th at 10:00 AM ET, ahead of the anniversary of Roe v. Wade, U.S. Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) will hold a briefing on the state of abortion rights in America, the chaos and cruelty of state abortion bans, and the need to pass the Women’s Health Protection Act to restore Roe v. Wade. The briefing will be co-hosted by Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Debbie Stabenow (D-MI), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV).
Senate Democrats will have the opportunity to hear from and question panelists at the briefing, who include Dr. Austin Dennard, a patient plaintiff in the Zurawski v. Texas case, Jessica Valenti, author of the Abortion Every Day newsletter, and Dr. Serina Floyd, Chief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC. The briefing will take place from 10AM ET-1PM ET and will be fully open press.
Senators Murray, Stabenow, Klobuchar, Baldwin, Warren, and Cortez Masto issued the following joint statement:
“Republicans’ decades-long crusade to overturn Roe v. Wade has created an unacceptable reality in states across America, where women are forced to carry nonviable pregnancies, suffer medical emergencies, and wait until their lives are in jeopardy to get necessary health care.
“Senate Democrats will use this opportunity to lay bare the pain and suffering we are seeing across the country, and we hope it will serve as yet another powerful call to action that we must use every tool at our disposal to work towards a future where every woman in America can make their own decisions about their bodies, their lives, and their pregnancies—without interference from politicians.
“Senate Democrats will keep fighting at every turn to make certain every American understands why we need to restore Roe and protect every woman’s right to an abortion.”
PANELISTS:
- Dr. Austin Dennard; Dr. Dennard is a doctor of osteopathic medicine (D.O.) in Dallas, Texas and a patient plaintiff in the Zurawski v. State of Texas case.
- Jessica Valenti; Ms. Valenti is a feminist author and founder of the comprehensive daily newsletter Abortion, Every Day, which tracks anything and everything happening with abortion. Ms. Valenti has been writing about abortion, women and politics for nearly 20 years; she has published seven books and her articles have topped the most-read lists at The Washington Post, The New York Times, The Atlantic, the Guardian.
- Dr. Serina Floyd; Dr. Floyd is a board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist who currently serves as the Chief Medical Officer for Planned Parenthood of Metropolitan Washington, DC (PPMW) and is a fellow with Physicians for Reproductive Health (PRH).
The briefing will be livestreamed HERE.
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