CT To Join Newly Launched Reproductive Freedom Alliance: Lamont

CONNECTICUT — Gov. Ned Lamont today announced that he is committing Connecticut to join the Reproductive Freedom Alliance, a newly launched coalition of governors who are dedicated to protecting and expanding abortion rights in their states. At its launch, the alliance consists of 20 governors, becoming the largest such coalition ever convened, according to a statement released Tuesday by the Governor's Office.

The alliance "will work to strengthen reproductive freedom in the face of an unprecedented assault on abortion access and other forms of reproductive health care by states hostile to abortion rights and judges who are advancing their ideological agenda," the statement said.

In addition to Lamont, the 19 governors who have committed their respective states to the alliance at its launch include:

• California Governor Gavin Newsom
• Colorado Governor Jared Polis
• Delaware Governor John Carney
• Hawai'i Governor Josh Green
• Illinois Governor JB Pritzker
• Maine Governor Janet Mills
• Maryland Governor Wes Moore
• Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey
• Michigan Governor Gretchen Whitmer
• Minnesota Governor Tim Walz
• New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy
• New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham
• New York Governor Kathy Hochul
• North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper
• Oregon Governor Tina Kotek
• Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro
• Rhode Island Governor Daniel McKee
• Washington Governor Jay Inslee
• Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers

"Connecticut has a long history of protecting reproductive rights and the freedom to choose one’s own medical care, and as long as I am governor I will do everything in my power to prevent the government from restricting those rights. The recent activist decision by the Supreme Court to remove a woman’s constitutional right to reproductive healthcare has resulted in confusion across the country and a patchwork of radical laws in certain states that are blocking basic healthcare rights and putting the careers of medical professionals in jeopardy simply for providing essential care to their patients. Now, in this new era, we must actively work to ensure that politicians do not interfere in the decisions made between a patient and their doctor," Lamont said.

Major funding to support the alliance’s mission is being provided by the California Wellness Foundation with additional support from the Rosenberg Foundation.