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36 WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP 20 governors form alliance to expand reproductive healthcare By Alexis Kayser Twenty U.S. governors are joining forces to strengthen, expand and protect reproductive rights in their states. eir coalition — called the Reproductive Freedom Alliance — welcomes all governors who support reproductive freedom to join and commit to fighting for reproductive healthcare in their states. e alliance is nonpartisan, according to a Feb. 21 news release from the office of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. All current participants belong to the Democratic Party. e formation comes two weeks aer President Joe Biden said he would veto any attempts to pass a national abortion ban during his State of the Union address. "In the last year alone, over 36 million women have lost access to critical health care with the overturning of Roe v. Wade," the governors said in a joint statement. "Medication abortion — one of the safest forms of health care for decades now — may be stripped from our clinics and hospitals nationwide. Doctors face criminal prosecution for providing care. Extremists are trying to restrict access to contraception — and we know they won't stop there." "In the face of this unprecedented assault by states hostile to abortion rights and their enablers in the courts, we are pledging to work together to strengthen abortion firewalls across America," the joint statement continued. "is fight isn't over." e following states and governors have joined the alliance: 1. California — Gavin Newsom 2. Colorado — Jared Polis 3. Connecticut — Ned Lamont 4. Delaware — John Carney 5. Hawaii — Josh Green, MD 6. Illinois — J.B. Pritzker 7. Maine — Janet Mills 8. Maryland — Wes Moore 9. Massachusetts — Maura Healey 10. Michigan — Gretchen Whitmer 11. Minnesota — Tim Walz 12. New Jersey — Phil Murphy 13. New Mexico — Michelle Lujan Grisham 14. New York — Kathy Hochul 15. North Carolina — Roy Cooper 16. Oregon — Tina Kotek 17. Pennsylvania — Josh Shapiro 18. Rhode Island — Daniel McKee 19. Washington — Jay Inslee 20. Wisconsin — Tony Evers n Trea ng Your Organiza on's Pain Points Healthcare Plus Solu ons Group delivers customized solu ons to help organiza ons improve: • Staffing a rac on, reten on, and engagement • Leader training and development • Stagnant pa ent experience results • And more! HOW CAN WE HELP YOU? With key leadership from co-founders Quint Studer and Dan Collard Let us know at www.HealthcarePlusSG.com