She pledges to help restore reproductive rights
Restore reproductive rights.
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Alsobrooks hopes to be able to do something to protect not just her daughter's autonomy but that of women throughout the United States with a new federal law protecting abortion rights.
Pressing the case for national abortion rights, Alsobrooks has made clear her commitment to restore reproductive rights in response to changing national laws.
Evidence
Angela Alsobrooks will be Maryland’s first Black U.S. Senator. She pledges to help restore reproductive rights, push for gun laws and, if needed, end the filibuster.
02-12-2026 | S.3890 | A bill to establish a National Council on African American History and Culture within the National Endowment for the Humanities, and for other purposes. Latest Action: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions.
Reproductive Freedom for All, the group formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America, announced its endorsement of Prince George’s County Executive Angela Alsobrooks (D) in the race for U.S. Senate this week.
Angela Alsobrooks sees the erosion of reproductive freedom for women with her 19-year-old daughter in mind. 'She's a sophomore, and she literally has fewer rights in this moment than her grandmother and mother,' Alsobrooks said in an interview with ... .
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Democrat Angela Alsobrooks highlighted former Gov. Larry Hogan's actions in office as evidence he fell short on standing up for abortion rights as he now claims he would, while Hogan said she was mischaracter ... .
On March 19, 2026, Senator Angela Alsobrooks introduced the Social Determinants for Moms Act, aiming to identify and address social determinants of health that influence maternal health outcomes, such as housing, transportation, and nutrition. This legislation seeks to establish a whole-of-government task force to tackle the maternal health crisis.
On February 27, 2026, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, along with Senator Katie Britt, introduced the Bipartisan Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act. This legislation aims to reauthorize and expand access to the CDC’s WISEWOMAN program, which provides free cardiovascular risk screenings to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women aged 35–64.
On September 24, 2025, Senator Angela Alsobrooks introduced S.2912, the Deceptive Practices and Voter Intimidation Prevention Act, to address the rise in deceptive voter suppression practices and intimidation in federal elections. The bill criminalizes knowingly spreading false information about voting procedures and threatening individuals to influence their voting behavior.
On December 5, 2025, Senator Angela Alsobrooks introduced the 21st Century STEM for Girls and Underrepresented Minorities Act. This legislation aims to close equity gaps in STEM education by providing grants to local school districts to encourage girls and underrepresented students to pursue studies and careers in STEM fields.
On July 30, 2025, Senator Angela Alsobrooks, along with Senator Cynthia Lummis, introduced the bipartisan Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment (U-FIGHT) Act. This legislation seeks to expand access to early screening, detection, and intervention methods for individuals diagnosed with uterine fibroids.
On November 25, 2025, Senator Angela Alsobrooks co-introduced the Healthy Maternity and Obstetric Medicine (MOM) Act with Senator Kirsten Gillibrand. This legislation is designed to expand health care access for pregnant women by establishing a special enrollment period for expectant mothers under the Affordable Care Act.
Senator Angela Alsobrooks co-sponsored legislation introduced by Senators Heinrich and Luján aimed at restoring abortion access nationwide.
Senator Alsobrooks introduced the Social Determinants for Moms Act to address factors affecting maternal health outcomes.
Senator Alsobrooks introduced the Healthy MOM Act to ensure health care access for pregnant women.
Senator Alsobrooks introduced the U-FIGHT Act to expand access to early screening and treatment for uterine fibroids.
Senator Alsobrooks co-introduced the Extending WIC for New Moms Act to expand WIC eligibility for postpartum and breastfeeding women.
Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Richard Blumenthal introduced the Extending WIC for New Moms Act, a bicameral bill to expand eligibility and support mothers and infants into the postpartum and breastfeeding periods through the Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) programs. This legislation extends WIC eligibility in the postpartum period from 6 months to 24 months and in the breastfeeding period from 12 months to 24 months.
Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Senator Richard Blumenthal introduced the Social Determinants for Moms Act to identify social determinants of health that influence maternal health outcomes, like housing, transportation, and nutrition. This legislation will establish a whole-of-government task force to address the maternal health crisis.
Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Katie Britt introduced the Bipartisan Women’s Heart Health Expansion Act to reauthorize and expand access to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) Well-Integrated Screening and Evaluation for Women Across the Nation (WISEWOMAN) program, which provides free cardiovascular risk screenings to low-income, uninsured, and underinsured women ages 35–64.
Senator Angela Alsobrooks and Congresswoman Bonnie Watson Coleman introduced the Healthy Maternal and Obstetric Medicine (MOM) Act. The Healthy MOM Act would ensure that all women eligible for coverage through the Affordable Care Act (ACA) insurance marketplaces, as well as women eligible for other individual or group health plan coverage, can access affordable health care coverage throughout their pregnancies. The bill would establish a special enrollment period (SEP) for expectant mothers.
Senators Angela Alsobrooks and Cynthia Lummis introduced the bipartisan Uterine Fibroid Intervention and Gynecological Health Treatment (U-FIGHT) Act. This legislation would expand access to early screening, detection, and intervention methods for individuals diagnosed with uterine fibroids.
The legislation is sponsored by the entire Democratic caucus, including Leader Chuck Schumer and U.S. Senators Angela Alsobrooks, Michael Bennet, Lisa Blunt Rochester, Cory Booker, Maria Cantwell, Chris Coons, Catherine Cortez Masto, Tammy Duckworth, Dick Durbin, John Fetterman, Ruben Gallego, Kirsten Gillibrand, Maggie Hassan, John Hickenlooper, Mazie Hirono, Tim Kaine, Mark Kelly, Andy Kim, Angus King, Amy Klobuchar, Ed Markey, Jeff Merkley, Chris Murphy, Jon Ossoff, Alex Padilla, Gary Peters, Jack Reed, Jacky Rosen, Bernie Sanders, Brian Schatz, Adam Schiff, Jeanne Shaheen, Elissa Slotkin, Tina Smith, Chris Van Hollen, Mark Warner, Raphael Warnock, Elizabeth Warren, Peter Welch, Sheldon Whitehouse, and Ron Wyden.
Assessments
Senator Angela Alsobrooks made substantive legislative efforts toward restoring reproductive rights by co-sponsoring and introducing several bills related to women's health, maternal health, and specifically, legislation aiming to restore abortion access nationwide. However, there is no evidence that these legislative efforts resulted in actual passage or implementation of laws restoring reproductive rights. Thus, the promise is only partially fulfilled: there was clear effort, but not full delivery.
Angela Alsobrooks made several legislative and advocacy efforts to support reproductive rights, including introducing and co-sponsoring bills to expand maternal health care, improve access to women's health screenings, and promote reproductive health broadly. However, there is no direct evidence that comprehensive legislation specifically restoring reproductive rights as affected by recent national rollbacks (e.g., federal abortion protections) has been delivered or enacted. The evidence shows strong and consistent effort in the same term, but the core outcome—restoring reproductive rights nationwide—has not been fully delivered.