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Attorney General Tong Urges Federal Legislation to Protect Reproductive Healthcare

The Office of the Attorney General William TongJune 10, 2022Connecticut Attorney General

Summary

Connecticut Attorney General William Tong joined a coalition of 19 attorneys general in a letter to congressional leaders urging federal legislation to protect reproductive healthcare access post-Dobbs. The letter proposes measures including requiring insurance plans to cover abortion, eliminating the Hyde Amendment, protecting medication abortion, and strengthening data privacy laws to prevent surveillance of reproductive health data and geofencing near clinics.

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Hyde Amendment

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The Office of the Attorney General William Tong

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Multistate Coalition

Coalition of 19 attorneys general

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