... continuing to protect against any and all attacks to Roe v. Wade.
Continue protecting against attacks on Roe v. Wade and defend reproductive rights.
Occurrences
Health Care : Members call for the protection of abortion care, more funding for women’s health, and support for global health.
Evidence
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The Reproductive Freedom Caucus members page includes Madeleine Dean as a member, and the caucus says its members are united by the belief that every person should have the freedom to decide what is best for them regarding reproductive health.
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The letter, signed by Madeleine Dean, urged HHS to extend Title X grants, warning that delays would threaten family planning, contraceptive services, pregnancy testing, and other reproductive health care; it asked HHS to award a one-year full funding extension before April 1.
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The caucus called for FY2027 appropriations to include 'the protection of abortion care' and 'more funding for women’s health,' reflecting an active federal push for reproductive-rights funding in the current term.
Assessments
Dean promised to continue defending Roe and reproductive rights. The evidence shows continued same-term federal advocacy: membership in the Reproductive Freedom Caucus, caucus appropriations advocacy for abortion care and women's health funding, and her signature on a March 2026 letter urging HHS to fund Title X grants. However, the provided record does not show a delivered federal statutory, appropriations, or executive outcome attributable to Dean that restored or materially protected Roe-level rights. This supports partial credit for active defense and concrete advocacy, not full delivery.