In Congress, he will fight to: Protect Our Right to Abortion
Protect the right to abortion.
Occurrences
Adam co-sponsors the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify Roe nationwide, expand access to contraception, and safeguard IVF.
Adam co-sponsors the Women’s Health Protection Act to codify Roe nationwide, expand access to contraception, and safeguard IVF.
I am a proud original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act, which would codify the protections of Roe v. Wade and enshrine the national right to abortion into law.
Protect Our Right to Abortion
Evidence
The Supreme Court docket records that on May 14, 2026, the application for stay was granted, staying the Fifth Circuit's May 1, 2026 order while the appeal and any timely certiorari petition proceed; Justices Thomas and Alito dissented.
The appendix lists Rep. Adam Smith as an amicus. The brief argues that requiring mifepristone to be obtained at a hospital or medical office rather than by mail or pharmacy would significantly burden access, and that the Fifth Circuit order was not tied to legitimate safety concerns.
Congress.gov lists H.R.12 as introduced on June 24, 2025, referred to House Energy and Commerce and Judiciary, and still at the Introduced status. Its cosponsor list includes Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA-9] on June 24, 2025.
The introduced text would give patients a right to terminate a pregnancy before viability, protect a right to travel for reproductive health services including abortion, and supersede inconsistent federal or state laws.
Smith's office states he is a Congressional Pro-Choice Caucus member, calls abortion a fundamental right that must be safeguarded in federal law, says he is an original WHPA cosponsor, signed the WHPA discharge petition, supports several abortion-rights bills, and joined mifepristone amicus briefs.
The Clerk records H.R.21 passing the House, 217 yeas to 204 nays with 1 present; Rep. Smith (WA), Democrat from Washington, voted Nay.
Assessments
Smith has taken concrete federal actions to protect abortion rights, including original cosponsorship of the Women's Health Protection Act, signing a discharge petition, supporting related abortion-rights legislation, voting against abortion-restrictive legislation, and joining mifepristone access amicus briefs. However, the core promised outcome, protecting the right to abortion in federal law, has not been enacted. The Supreme Court stay preserved some mifepristone access temporarily, but it is not a complete statutory protection of abortion rights and was not solely attributable to Smith. This supports partial credit with serious effort during the same federal term, not full delivery.