Reproductive Rights
February 24, 2012
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) joined women's health advocates and religious groups to speak out for women's access to contraception and in support of a final rule issued by the Department of Health and Human Services on preventive health services.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
February 7, 2012
On January 20th, the Department of Health and Human Services announced that most employers will need to cover contraception in their basic benefits packages. Bearing in mind the religious objections of some to contraception, the administration also included an exemption that will allow religious institutions that exist for religious purposes and primarily employ and serve those who share their religious values to opt out of providing contraception.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
January 24, 2012
U.S. Representatives Mike Quigley (D-IL) and Jackie Speier (D-CA), both members of the Pro-Choice Caucus, spoke out against new legislation that would ban all abortions in the District of Columbia after twenty weeks, with extremely limited exceptions.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
May 4, 2011
"H.R. 3 erases decades of progress for women and turns back the clock to a time when women could not make their own life decisions."
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
April 14, 2011
"A budget compromise should not come at the expense of the health and well-being of low-income women who depend on Planned Parenthood." "
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
March 9, 2011
U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) hosted a briefing for Capitol Hill staff about the importance of Title X family planning programs with the National Family Planning and Reproductive Health Association (NFPRHA) and the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
March 3, 2011
Today, U.S. Representative Mike Quigley (IL-05) introduced an amendment to prevent a far-reaching anti-choice bill from going into effect until the executive branch certifies that it will not affect the availability of abortion care in the private insurance market.
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
February 22, 2011
"We need a budget that makes tough decisions, not ideologically driven cuts dressed up as fiscal responsibility."
February 18, 2011
Highlights efforts to protect the right to choose..."
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care
February 17, 2011
"We have the choice. And we must choose to stand up to these attacks and fight back against the mistruths because the health, well-being, and lives of millions of women and their families are at stake." "
Issues:
Reproductive Rights
Health Care