Booker Vows to Create ‘Office of Reproductive Freedom’ If Elected
According to a plan released by Booker’s campaign on Wednesday, the office would coordinate with officials from multiple agencies to ensure the fulfillment of his administration’s reproductive health priorities, including, among other things, access to abortion, contraception, paid family leave and pregnancy care.
“Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are mounting a coordinated attack on abortion access and reproductive rights,” Booker said in a statement. “A coordinated attack requires a coordinated response. That’s why on day one of my presidency, I will immediately and decisively take executive action to respond to these relentless efforts to erode Americans’ rights to control their own bodies. I will also pursue a legislative response, including legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law.”
As part of his defense of reproductive rights, Booker also vowed to reinstate funding for the United Nations Population Fund, which focuses on promoting global reproductive health. He would also reverse the Trump administration’s so-called “gag rule,” which prohibits clinics that receive federal funding under Title X from discussing abortion with patients.
According to a plan released by Booker’s campaign on Wednesday, the office would coordinate with officials from multiple agencies to ensure the fulfillment of his administration’s reproductive health priorities, including, among other things, access to abortion, contraception, paid family leave and pregnancy care.
“Republican-controlled state legislatures across the country are mounting a coordinated attack on abortion access and reproductive rights,” Booker said in a statement. “A coordinated attack requires a coordinated response. That’s why on day one of my presidency, I will immediately and decisively take executive action to respond to these relentless efforts to erode Americans’ rights to control their own bodies. I will also pursue a legislative response, including legislation to codify Roe v. Wade into federal law.”
As part of his defense of reproductive rights, Booker also vowed to reinstate funding for the United Nations Population Fund, which focuses on promoting global reproductive health. He would also reverse the Trump administration’s so-called “gag rule,” which prohibits clinics that receive federal funding under Title X from discussing abortion with patients.
