Wesley supports codifying abortion rights at the federal level, so that everyone, regardless of what state they live in, can access necessary and life-saving health care.
Support codifying abortion rights at the federal level.
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protecting abortion rights
Wesley supports codifying abortion rights at the federal level, so that everyone, regardless of what state they live in, can access necessary and life-saving health care.
H.R. 12 - Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025 ... Full Title To protect a person’s ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy, and to protect a health care provider’s ability to provide abortion services. ... Cosponsors ... Wesley Bell (MO)
Evidence
On the campaign issues page, Bell says he will "support federal legislation to codify the central components of Roe v. Wade into law" and fight for abortion and birth control access.
Congress.gov shows H.R. 12 was introduced on June 24, 2025, the Women’s Health Protection Act, a bill to protect abortion access nationwide.
GovInfo’s H.R. 12 related documents list Wesley Bell among the cosponsors of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025.
Congress.gov lists Rep. Wesley Bell as a cosponsor on the H.R. 12 bill page, which shows the bill was introduced and remained at introduced status.
GovInfo’s related-documents page lists Wesley Bell among the cosponsors for the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025.
Congress.gov's cosponsors page for H.R. 12 lists Rep. Bell, Wesley [D-MO-1] as a cosponsor dated 06/24/2025.
The H.R. 12 text says the bill is to protect a person's ability to determine whether to continue or end a pregnancy and to protect a health care provider's ability to provide abortion services.
Congress.gov lists H.R. 12's latest action as House referral to the Energy and Commerce and Judiciary Committees on 06/24/2025, with the bill status still introduced.
Assessments
Bell promised to support federal legislation codifying Roe-style abortion protections. Although he made the pledge during a 2024 U.S. Senate campaign that he later left, he subsequently held federal office as a U.S. Representative and formally cosponsored H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, which directly matches the promised federal abortion-rights codification support. Because the promise was to support the policy rather than secure enactment, cosponsorship is enough for delivery. Timing is later_term because the concrete action occurred in a later federal office context, not in the Senate office he sought in that campaign.
Bell publicly promised to support federal legislation codifying Roe-style abortion protections, and in Congress he formally cosponsored H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, during his House term. That is a direct, concrete match to the pledge to support codifying abortion rights at the federal level.
Bell promised to support federal legislation codifying abortion rights. During his current House term, H.R. 12, the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2025, was introduced, and Bell was listed as a cosponsor. Because the promise was to support codification rather than secure enactment, formal cosponsorship satisfies the promised action in the same term.