Sorensen On the House Floor: I Will Fight for Your Right to Access Safe & Legal Abortion
WASHINGTON D.C. – In recognition of the 50th Anniversary of Roe v. Wade, Congressman Eric Sorensen (IL-17) took to the House floor to speak out against the Supreme Court’s decision to rip away the fundamental right to safe and legal abortion.
“Receiving an abortion is a deeply personal decision that should be left up to a woman, her family, and her doctor,” said Sorensen. “Simply put, Uncle Sam has no place in your doctor’s office. To the women in my district and across the nation – I will not stop fighting for a world where your basic rights and freedoms are protected.”
As one of his first actions as a member of Congress, Sorensen signed onto legislation which condemns all forms of political violence and attacks on health care facilities, including ones that provide reproductive health care services, and personnel.
Watch Sorensen’s entire House floor speech here.
Congressman Eric Sorensen is the first openly LGBTQ person elected to represent Illinois at the federal level and is a member of the New Democrat Coalition. Prior to serving in Congress, Sorensen was a local meteorologist in Rockford and the Quad Cities for nearly 20 years. His district includes Illinois’ Quad Cities, Rockford, Peoria, and Bloomington-Normal.
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