Women’s Health

Alex believes in a woman’s fundamental right to make her own health care decisions, and is a staunch advocate for women’s reproductive rights. The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn a woman’s constitutional right to obtain an abortion in Dobbs v. Jackson Whole Women’s Health, emphasizes the need to codify this basic human right into federal law. As a cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, Alex is fighting to protect access to abortion services throughout the United States. While Republican-led state legislatures work to strip away reproductive rights, he’s also fighting to protect a patient’s right to travel freely between states to access care. As the radical right wing of the Supreme Court strips away the rights of Americans, Alex believes we need bold action from Congress to protect one of our most basic freedoms.

Recent News

LOS ANGELES, CA — On the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court ruling, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined the Women’s March Foundation to deliver remarks at a reproductive rights rally at Los Angeles City Hall....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and 39 other lawmakers in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. Their resolution follows the Supreme Court’s announcement that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging...
LOS ANGELES, CA — On the two-year anniversary of the Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization Supreme Court ruling, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined the Women’s March Foundation to deliver remarks at a reproductive rights rally at Los Angeles City Hall....
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), and 39 other lawmakers in introducing a resolution in support of equitable, science-based policies governing access to medication abortion. Their resolution follows the Supreme Court’s announcement that...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Peter Welch (D-Vt.), Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), and John Fetterman (D-Pa.) wrote to the Department of Justice (DOJ) urging...
Bill Re-Introduced Following Alarming Study that Maternal Mortality Doubled in the U.S. Washington, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-Ga.) introduced the Kira Johnson Act, which would provide funding to community-based organizations leading the charge to improve...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) reintroduced legislation to protect abortion providers from extreme Republicans’ attempts to restrict their practice and create uncertainty about their legal liability. The Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act would ensure...
“When activist judges take it upon themselves to overstep… it leaves science no longer to just the scientists.” WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) questioned witnesses about the ongoing attacks on reproductive health care access during a Senate...
240 Members of Congress ask Fifth Circuit to stay district court ruling that threatens access to mifepristone nationwide and has the potential to undermine access to all manner of other FDA-approved drugs WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined 239 Congressional Democrats in...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) joined Senators Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.) and 15 of their colleagues in sending letters to the nation’s largest pharmacies—including Walgreens, CVS, Rite Aid, Albertsons, Costco, Kroger, Walmart—urging them to ensure...
Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023 would restore reproductive rights for the millions of Americans currently living in states with abortion bans WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.) and Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), along with...
WASHINGTON, D.C. — On the eve of Women’s History Month, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) underscored the need to pass the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) to ensure the constitution recognizes women as equal under law. At a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing...