Repro Rights & Abortion Access
Following the Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade, Democratic AGs sprung into action to defend reproductive rights and abortion access in their states. Dem AGs will never stop fighting to ensure that everyone — no matter where they live — can access safe and affordable reproductive health care. Fortunately, they have a long, successful track record of defending and advancing reproductive justice in America.
In a post-Dobbs America, Democratic AGs are more essential than ever when it comes to protecting reproductive rights. Immediately following the SCOTUS decision overturning the constitutional right to abortion, Dem AGs have advocated for abortion rights and sued the federal government to challenge restrictions on reproductive health services. They have also worked to shield doctors and patients from interference by out-of-state actors in places where bans on care have been instituted.
In the years since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Democratic AGs have fought back against relentless attacks on everything from medication abortion and IVF to emergency abortion care.
The role that your state AG can play in either advancing or rolling back reproductive rights in your state is so critical, that in 2019, the Democratic Attorneys General Association became the first political committee to ONLY support pro-choice candidates who will defend Roe v. Wade and uphold reproductive rights and abortion access.
Learn more about Democratic AGs’ work to protect reproductive rights and abortion access, and chip in here if you’re able to support our work to defend and elect pro-choice champions this November:
- Center for American Progress
8 Ways State Attorneys General Have Protected Abortion Rights Since the Fall of Roe v. Wade - ABC News
California, New York look to expand abortion access, including to people from other states - Stateline
Expecting challenges, blue states vow to create ‘firewall’ of abortion protections - Axios
Democratic AGs sue FDA over “unnecessary” abortion pill restrictions - Washington Post
Democratic AGs are using the courts to win on abortion, gun control - 19th News
Exclusive: Democratic state attorneys general are teaming up to protect abortion access
- National Catholic Register
Democratic Attorneys General Form ‘Reproductive Rights Working Group’ - Mass Live
Mass. AG Campbell joins Dem AGs in effort to open access to abortion pill in North Carolina - Westchester County Press
AG James Leads Multistate Coalition to Fight Back Against Decision to Block Medication Abortion Access - AZ Press Release
Statement from Attorney General Mayes on the Signing of Proposition 139, Arizona’s Right to Abortion Initiative - CA Press Release
Attorney General Bonta Secures Victory Defending California’s Abortion Accessibility Act - CA Press Release
Multistate Coalition to Protect Access to Emergency Abortion Care - NY Press Release
Multistate Amicus Briefing Calling on Ninth Circuit to Allow Emergency Abortion Care in Idaho - WA Press Release
Multistate Coalition Urges Federal Judge to Unravel Restrictions On Mifepristone