Elk Grove – Today, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7) announced a U.S. Department of Justice grant of $179,674 for the Elk Grove Police Department and WEAVE Sacramento to combat domestic violence. This investment will be used continue a program that places advocates within the police department to work specifically with victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and… Read more »
Today, Representatives Ami Bera, M.D. (CA-7) and Lois Capps (CA-24) led a group of 14 California representatives in calling for an immediate fix for pregnant women who have been dropped from their health insurance due to a computer glitch. As reported in the Sacramento Bee on April 18, nearly 2,000 women who reported their pregnancies to Covered California were switched to Medi-Cal, or in… Read more »
"Congress should be working on a budget to avoid a government shutdown. Instead, we are wasting valuable time voting to defund Planned Parenthood and attempting to criminalize how doctors serve patients. As one of the few doctors in Congress, I find both of these bills troubling. We should not be limiting access to health care for millions of women and families. And we certainly should… Read more »
Reps. Ami Bera (D-CA), Carolyn B. Maloney (D-NY), Charles Rangel (D-NY), and Jared Polis (D-CO) today joined leaders of Promundo, the Center for Urban Families and the National Partnership for Women & Families to unveil the first-ever State of the World's Fathers report. The report, which examines data from 193 countries, shows the United States is one of just a few high-wealth countries that do not have family friendly workplace policy standards, such as paid family leave or paid sick days, which help dads manage work and family responsibilities Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. introduced the Women's Preventive Health Awareness Campaign (H.R. 2355) today, capping off National Women's Health Week. The bill calls for the Department of Health and Human Services to launch a national public outreach campaign to raise awareness about the importance of women's wellness visits. When women meet with their doctors for annual well-woman visits,… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. today fought against a radical assault on women's access to health care and voted against the so-called Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act (H.R. 36)– a bill that would ban abortions after 20 weeks and not allow any real exceptions to protect women's health."When I became a doctor, I took an oath to provide my patients with the best options available… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. received Planned Parenthood's Champions for Women's Health Award last night during the 2015 Planned Parenthood National Conference. The award is given to one member of the U.S. House of Representatives and one U.S. Senator annually who exhibit the vision, leadership, and integrity it takes to protect and advance access to reproductive health care.
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ICYMI, Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. joined with President of Population Action International Suzanne Elhers in a Roll Call op-ed calling on U.S. policymakers to stop coming between doctors and patients and to end the Global Gag Rule: https://bit.ly/1wf812MBetween a Woman and Her Doctor Is No Place for U.S. Policy | CommentaryBy Rep. Ami Bera and Suzanne EhlersSept. 8, 2014, 5:10 p.m.You've… Read more »
Congressman Ami Bera, M.D. spoke out in support of the Not My Boss' Business bill Thursday. The bill would address the Supreme Court's misguided decision in Hobby Lobby v. Burwell."I look at this not as a member of Congress, but as a doctor," said Bera. "I took an oath to put my patients first and my job is to sit with my patient, answer her questions, talk about the risks and benefits of… Read more »
Rep. Ami Bera, M.D. provided the following comment after the Supreme Court announced their decision regarding the Hobby Lobby case:"The Supreme Court's decision today in the Hobby Lobby case sets a dangerous precedent by putting employers in charge of health care decisions for the people who work for them. As a doctor, I believe no one belongs coming between doctors and patients, not… Read more »
