“We are so grateful for the leadership of She Leads Justice, the Connecticut Working Families Party, members of the Paid Sick Days Coalition, and Senator Julie Kushner for their tireless advocacy to expand paid sick leave to workers across Connecticut. Every person must be able to access the health care they want and need without the risk of losing their job, their pay, or their economic security. Whether a person is taking time to access abortion care, pregnancy care, or preventative care, they deserve access to paid sick time,” said Liz Gustafson, Connecticut State Director of Reproductive Equity Now.

“This attempt to usurp EMTALA and put pregnant patients’ lives at risk is simply cruel and inhumane. Abortion and emergency labor care are life-saving, life-affirming forms of health care,” said Liz Gustafson, Connecticut State Director of Reproductive Equity Now.

“Connecticut has taken great strides to protect providers and expand access to reproductive health care, but we know that in a post-Roe world, there is more we must do to ensure that every person is able to obtain the care they want and need, when they want and need it,” said Liz Gustafson, Connecticut State Director of Reproductive Equity Now.

“Last session, Connecticut took historic action to expand access to reproductive health care, protect patients' digital privacy, and pass the first shield law to protect providers and those seeking care in the state. Yet, in a post-Roe America, there is still work to be done. Connecticut has a responsibility to continue to build back a reproductive health care future that goes beyond Roe,” said Liz Gustafson, Reproductive Equity Now Connecticut State Director.

CONNECTICUT: Reproductive Equity Now President Rebecca Hart Holder released the following statement after the United States Supreme Court today granted certiorari to U.S. Food and Drug Administration v. Alliance for Hippocratic Medicine, a baseless case that challenges the current accessibility of mifepristone, one of two medications used in a typical medication abortion regimen.