Reproductive Rights
Think Progress: The Growing Push To End A Decades-Old Policy That Denies Women Their Abortion Rights
September 30, 2014
At least five members of U.S. Congress have agreed to participate in the All Above All’s bus tour and lend their support to rolling back the Hyde Amendment.
June 30, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement on the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby to exempt closely held companies from providing contraception coverage to their employees.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
June 25, 2014
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought against efforts to restrict the right to choose for women living in the District of Columbia during the Appropriation Committee’s consideration of the FY15 Financial Services and General Government (FSGG) Appropriations Bill.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
January 28, 2014
"The list of things this Congress can do to support the lives of the Americans we represent is endless. It is a shame that we waste so much time having the same old arguments."
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
July 18, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought against efforts to restrict the right to choose for women living in the District of Columbia during the Appropriation Committee’s consideration of the FY14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill.
Issues:
Appropriations
Reproductive Rights
July 10, 2013
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (IL-05) fought against efforts to restrict the right to choose for women living in the District of Columbia during consideration of the FY14 Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill.
June 18, 2013
"We cannot ban abortions after 20 weeks, first because its unconstitutional, and second because we cannot know the individual situation of every woman." '
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
June 11, 2013
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) released the following statement in response to the Obama Administration’s decision to drop its appeal to a court ruling that lifts the age and point of sale restrictions on emergency contraception.
July 19, 2012
"This bill ignores the situation of a woman who receives the horrible news that she has cancer while she is pregnant...How can we, sitting in this sterile committee room, possibly think we should get to make that deeply personal and often heart-wrenching decision for a woman and her family?" said Rep. Quigley.'
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
July 19, 2012
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) moved to protect cancer patients from an effort which would otherwise ban all abortions in the District of Columbia (DC) after twenty weeks of pregnancy with extremely limited exceptions.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care