05/26/2021 | Press release | Distributed by Public on 05/26/2021 14:32
ASSISTANT SPEAKER CLARK, MENENDEZ INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD
ASSISTANT SPEAKER CLARK, MENENDEZ INTRODUCE LEGISLATION TO REPORT ON THE STATUS OF REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS AROUND THE WORLD
The Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act would permanently require the State Department to report on the status of reproductive rights in its annual human rights reports.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Assistant Speaker Katherine Clark (D-MA-5) and Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Bob Menendez (D-NJ) introduced the Reproductive Rights are Human Rights Act to direct the State Department to permanently include reviews on the status of reproductive rights in its annual human rights reports. Clark was joined by 122 House Members in reintroducing this legislation, and the Senate legislation has 22 cosponsors.
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