I will always fight for a woman's right to an abortion.
Fight for a woman's right to an abortion.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]* 03/30/2023
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This bill prohibits governmental restrictions on the provision of, and access to, abortion services. Before fetal viability, governments may not restrict providers from using particular abortion procedures or drugs, offering abortion services via telemedicine, or immediately providing abortion services if delaying risks the patient's health.
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Jan 11, 2023, 04:29 PM | 118th Congress, 1st Session. Vote Question: On Passage. Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Status: Passed. McGarvey Democratic Kentucky KY Nay.
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Rep. McGarvey, Morgan [D-KY-3]* 06/24/2025
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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.
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Jan 23, 2025, 03:55 PM | 119th Congress, 1st Session. Vote Question: On Passage. Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Status: Passed. McGarvey Democratic Kentucky KY Nay.
Assessments
McGarvey promised to fight for abortion rights, which is an advocacy/legislative-effort promise rather than a promise to singlehandedly enact federal abortion protections. In his first House term, he was an original cosponsor of the Women’s Health Protection Act of 2023, a direct federal bill to protect abortion access, and voted against Republican abortion-related restrictions. Because he materially advanced the promised position during the relevant federal term, the promise counts as delivered in the same term even though the broader statutory outcome did not become law.