WASHINGTON — Tuesday, on the third anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, U.S. Sen. John Fetterman, D-Pa., joined the entire Senate Democratic caucus in introducing the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, legislation to guarantee access to abortion across the country and to restore the right to comprehensive reproductive health care for millions of Americans.

“A woman’s right to make her own health care decisions is sacred and non-negotiable. Period. In the years since Roe was overturned, we’ve seen the terrifying reality of abortion bans,” said Fetterman. “These laws have cost lives and caused unnecessary suffering for so many families. We must restore abortion access nationwide, and I’m proud to join my colleagues to introduce this bill that would do just that.”

Three years ago, the Republican-appointed Supreme Court majority released their decision in Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization, overturning nearly 50 years of precedent and giving state legislatures a green light to strip reproductive rights away from millions of Americans. Today, President Trump and Congressional Republicans continue to make it more difficult to access reproductive health care across the nation. Even in states like Pennsylvania, where abortion is still legal, a nationwide abortion ban, or the Republican reconciliation bill that guts Planned Parenthood funding, would have devastating impacts for women trying to access the safe, reliable health care they need.

The Women’s Health Protection Act creates federal rights for patients and providers to protect abortion access. Specifically, the Women’s Health Protection Act would:

• Prohibit states from imposing restrictions that jeopardize access to abortion earlier in pregnancy, including many of the state-level restrictions in place prior to Dobbs, such as arbitrary waiting periods, medically unnecessary mandatory ultrasounds, or requirements to provide medically inaccurate information.
• Ensure that later in pregnancy, states cannot limit access to abortion if it would jeopardize the life or health of the mother.
• Protect the ability to travel out of state for an abortion, which has become increasingly common in recent years.

In addition to Fetterman, the legislation is sponsored by the entire Democratic caucus.