"A woman should have the freedom to make medical decisions on her own or with the counsel of her doctor, family, and faith leaders — those whom she chooses and she trusts. The government’s role should be to make sure all women have access to comprehensive affordable care, and that includes preventive care, contraceptive services, prenatal and postpartum care, and safe and legal abortion."

Source: Pete Buttigieg, "Issues: Freedom," peteforamerica.com (accessed Aug. 7, 2019)

"As Senator, Kamala championed the rights of sexual assault survivors and led the charge against Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the Supreme Court. She introduced the EMPOWER Act to help end the culture of fear and silence that still exists around workplace harassment, and cosponsored legislation to protect women’s right to safely access an abortion.

As president, Kamala will continue to champion the rights of women and girls. She’ll protect Planned Parenthood from Republican attempts to defund essential health services, nominate judges who respect Roe v. Wade, and immediately roll back dangerous and discriminatory rules put in place by President Trump to limit access to contraception and safe abortion in the United States and around the world."

Source: Kamala Harris, "Gender Equality" (accessed Aug. 7, 2019)

"Alabama, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri and Ohio have all tried to effectively ban abortion this year. This is a coordinated attack on women's constitutional rights and we must fight back. #StopTheBans"

Source: Amy Klobuchar, twitter.com, May 31, 2019

"Despite major advances in civil and political rights, our country still has a long way to go in addressing the issues of gender inequality and reproductive freedom. Right now, extreme forces on the right are launching political attacks and passing draconian laws at both the state and national level with the goal of ending a woman’s right to choose. We must fight back together, and defend a woman's right to control her own body and economic future. When we are in the White House, we will...

Fully fund Planned Parenthood, Title X, and other initiatives that protect women’s health, access to contraception, and the availability of a safe and legal abortion...

Oppose all efforts to undermine or overturn Roe v. Wade, and appoint federal judges who will uphold women’s most fundamental rights."

Source: Bernie Sanders, "Fight for Women’s Rights," berniesanders.com (accessed Aug. 15, 2019)

“I would make certain that every woman has access to the full range of reproductive health care services, and that includes birth control, it includes abortion, it includes everything for a woman…

It's not enough for us to expect the courts to protect us. Forty-seven years ago, Roe v. Wade was decided, and we've all looked to the courts all that time, as state after state has undermined Roe, has put in exceptions, has come right up to the edge of taking away protections...

We now have an America where most people support Roe v. Wade. We need to make that a federal law.”

Source: Jeremia Kimelman, "Full Transcript: 2019 Democratic Debate Night One, Sortable by Topic," nbcnews.com, June 26, 2019

"The Alabama law banning and criminalizing abortion even in cases of rape or incest is a dramatic step in the wrong direction. Government should not be making decisions on behalf of women. I would protect women's right to choose...

I personally don't think male legislators should be weighing in on women's reproductive rights and freedoms. It should be up to women. I'm happy to let women decide for themselves."

Source: Andrew Yang, Twitter.com, May 15, 2019