On 3rd Anniversary of Dobbs Decision Overturning Roe, Fetterman, Senate Democrats Work to Restore Abortion Access Nationwide

Washington, D.C.– Today, on the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturningRoe v. Wade, U.S. Senator John Fetterman (D-PA) joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in introducing theWomen’s Health Protection Act of 2025, legislation to guarantee access to abortion across the country and to restore the right to comprehensive reproductive health care for millions of Americans.
“A woman’s right to make her own health care decisions is sacred and non-negotiable. Period. In the years sinceRoewas overturned, we’ve seen the terrifying reality of abortion bans,”said Senator Fetterman.“These laws have cost lives and caused unnecessary suffering for so many families. We must restore abortion access nationwide, and I’m proud to join my colleagues to introduce this bill that would do just that.”
Three years ago, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority released their decision inDobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent and giving state legislatures a green light to strip reproductive rights away from millions of Americans. Today, President Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to make it more difficult to access reproductive health care across the nation. Even in states like Pennsylvania, where abortion is still legal, a nationwide abortion ban, or the Republican reconciliation bill that guts Planned Parenthood funding, would have devastating impacts for women trying to access the safe, reliable health care they need.
TheWomen’s Health Protection Actcreates federal rights for patients and providers to protect abortion access. Specifically, theWomen’s Health Protection Actwould:

Senators Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Patty Murray (D-WA) led introduction of theWomen’s Health Protection Act. In addition to Senator Fetterman, the legislation is sponsored by the entire Democratic caucus, including Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) and Senators Angela Alsobrooks (D-MD), Michael Bennet (D-CO), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D- DE) Cory Booker (D-NJ), Maria Cantwell (D-WA), Chris Coons (D-DE), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Ruben Gallego (D-AZ), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY), Maggie Hassan (D-NH), Martin Heinrich (D-NM), John Hickenlooper (D-CO), Mazie Hirono (D-HI), Tim Kaine (D-VA), Mark Kelly (D-AZ), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Angus King (I-ME), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Ed Markey (D-MA), Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Chris Murphy (D-CT), Jon Ossoff (D-GA), Alex Padilla (D-CA), Gary Peters (D-MI), Jack Reed (D-RI), Jacky Rosen (D-NV), Bernie Sanders (I-VT), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Adam Schiff (D-CA), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), Elissa Slotkin (D-MI), Tina Smith (D-MN), Chris Van Hollen (D-MD), Mark Warner (D-VA), Raphael Warnock (D-GA), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Peter Welch (D-VT), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), and Ron Wyden (D-OR).
“First, Donald Trump and Republicans overturnedRoe v Wade. Now, they are continuing their crusade for a national abortion ban, stripping away a woman’s right to choose and control her body, healthcare, and future. Republicans continue to show that they will stop at nothing in their pursuit to stop a woman from having the right to choose,”said Senator Baldwin.“In Wisconsin, we’ve seen how these attacks on women’s reproductive rights and freedoms have hurt our neighbors, friends, and families – and we won’t stand for it. TheWomen’s Health Protection Actis a necessary step to restore Americans’ constitutional right to choose what’s best for their families, stop Congressional and state-level Republicans from further putting themselves between a doctor and a woman, and once and for all, give women their rights and freedoms back.”
“This issue is about more than health care; it is about women’s rights, individual rights, and human rights. The foundation of theWomen’s Health Protection Actis simply the right to make your own health care decisions. Three years afterDobbs, American women don’t have that right. Today, thanks to Republican lawmakers and conservative courts, a woman in America might walk into an ER and faint, bleeding, and be refused treatment. That woman might die,”said Senator Blumenthal.“By restoring abortion access and implementing basic protections against medically unnecessary restrictions on health care, theWomen’s Health Protection Actoverturns the death sentence handed down byDobbs.”
“Three years ago, Donald Trump and Republicans succeeded in overturningRoe, ripping away a Constitutional right for the first time in American history, and causing a full-blown health care crisis in our nation. Since then, we have seen with painful clarity how Republican abortion bans are putting women’s lives in danger, forcing providers to close their doors, decimating access to maternal health care, and forcing women to remain pregnant—no matter their circumstances,”said Senator Murray.“I’m proud to join my colleagues in reintroducing theWomen’s Health Protection Actto restore the right to abortion and end the national nightmare Republicans created by overturningRoe. Democrats will never stop fighting to restore abortion access nationwide—nothing less.”
The full text of the bill is availablehere. A one-pager on the bill is availablehere.