Women in America must be trusted to make their own medical decisions and have access to the full range of reproductive health care, including abortion.

When we create hope and opportunity in the lives of others, we allow love, decency and promise to triumph over cowardice and hate.

Americans are guaranteed the constitutional right to legal abortion in Roe v. Wade, and it's past time for Republicans to stop using the issue as a political football. In fact, it's past time for Republican politicians to stop interfering in women's personal lives, period.

Our Declaration of Independence was the start of a conversation about how to achieve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for every citizen. Our Constitution was always intended to grow and adapt as we formed a more perfect union, established justice, and ensured peace, security, and the blessings of liberty.

I have always stood up to protect women's access to safe and legal abortion, birth control and health care at Planned Parenthood.

Health care should be a right; it should never be a privilege. We should have Medicare for all in this country.

I was one of the first senators to support marriage equality, and led the effort to repeal the Defense of Marriage Act.

Our Declaration of Independence was the start of a conversation about how to achieve life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness for every citizen. Our Constitution was always intended to grow and adapt as we formed a more perfect union, established justice, and ensured peace, security, and the blessings of liberty.

I believe transparency in government is key to restoring our nation's faith in its elected leaders.