It was 39 years ago today the Supreme Court ruled in the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that a woman has a legal right to choose, constitutionally protected under the 14th Amendment.

Four decades later, generations of young women have come of age under the protection of Roe, securing...

This week we stand on the cusp of an exciting milestone for women's health as the FDA evaluates whether or not to allow the Plan B One-Step emergency contraception to be brought from behind the pharmacist's counter, onto the shelves with other contraceptive methods. If they approve this move, as...

In the coming weeks, our national leaders face extraordinary challenges. To avoid defaulting on our obligations and sending the world economy into a tailspin, we must raise the debt limit by August 2nd. But we also face the daunting task of balancing the budget and reducing our deficit, while at...

The U.S. Congressional delegation began the final day of the Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen at a working breakfast with high-tech executives from companies such as Google and Maytag. The executives were extremely excited about the new business and green job opportunities presented by a new alternative energy and smart...

Our bipartisan House Congressional delegation arrived in Copenhagen this morning on the heels of Secretary of State Clinton's announcement that the U.S. will contribute to an international fund of $100 billion a year by the end of the next decade to assist developing countries' efforts to reduce greenhouse...

The health care bill passed in the House of Representatives on Saturday night makes many improvements to benefit women. It bans gender rating for premiums, prevents breast cancer survivors and domestic abuse victims from being denied coverage, and expands access to preventive care like cancer screenings.

Unfortunately, as a...

Congress is on the brink of passing legislation that will truly reform the health insurance market. Reform will improve competition and rein in rising costs, while providing millions of uninsured Americans with access to high quality health care. Competition is the crux of the debate - the lack of competition...

The White House's Food Safety Working Group's public-health-focused approach to food safety signals a new day when it comes to protecting our nation's food supply. By enhancing prevention, strengthening enforcement, and improving response, the Obama administration is taking the needed steps to beef up our ailing system. And after years...

After eight years of the Bush administration's disastrous health care policies, isn't it outrageous that one of the first big fights of the 111th Congress is over family planning? The Medicaid Family Planning State Option -- a simple, cost-effective program allowing states to provide basic reproductive health care to...

Throughout its tenure, the Bush Administration has subverted the democratic process and undermined access to health care for millions of Americans. We have seen this several times over the last eight years. Many of you know the highlights -- President Bush's veto of my legislation expanding stem cell research and...

The campaign to elect Hillary Rodham-Clinton to the presidency was a major milestone for women in the United States. Never before have the women of this nation sent one of their own so far in politics. Senator Clinton's concession of the nomination to Barack Obama is the end of her...

President George W. Bush has denied health care coverage to 10 million low-income children -- again. After his first veto of the State Children's Health Insurance Program, Democrats in Congress went to work to craft a new proposal that addressed his concerns. We sent it back to him and yesterday,...

Ten years ago, the evidence that human activity was responsible for global climate change was mounting. In Europe, policy makers took notice, passing a European Union-wide goal of generating 12 percent of its power from renewable sources by 2010, and 20 percent by 2020. By contrast in America, Republican leaders...

President George W. Bush has another opportunity to do the right thing by making the Stem Cell Research Enhancement Act law. If he chooses to stubbornly avert his eyes from the mounting public support for action and veto this legislation again, he will defy the will of both Congress and...