POSITIVE Reproductive Rights 118th Congress

H.R.12 Women's Health Protection Act

Women's Health Protection Act — codifies the right to abortion nationwide, restoring protections lost when Roe v. Wade was overturned (118th Congress)

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Legal & Constitutional Grounding

Post-Dobbs, 21 states restrict abortion; codifies federal right to reproductive healthcare.

U.S. Const. amend. XIV, § 1 (liberty and equal protection)

Griswold v. Connecticut, 381 U.S. 479 (1965)
Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, 597 U.S. 215 (2022)

Women's Health Protection Act — codifies right to abortion access. The bill restores protections consistent with international human rights law (CEDAW, ICPD) recognizing reproductive healthcare as a fundamental right.