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Danielle Friel Otten

State Representative,
Pennsylvania House District 155

Democrat

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Danielle sponsored a bill that proposes an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, describing a fundamental right to personal reproductive liberty.

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This legislator has been a consistent force in the fight to protect and expand abortion rights.

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Harrisburg
717 783 5009

Exton
484 200 8259

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The latest from Danielle

Sponsored HB 2465

Danielle sponsored a bill requiring certain hospitals to provide abortions as an emergency stabilizing treatment.

Jun 28, 2024

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Sponsored HB 2463

Danielle sponsored a bill requiring private medical consultation and informed consent prior to performance of an abortion, except in a medical emergency.

Jun 28, 2024

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“Two years ago, our current activist SCOTUS overturned Roe v Wade, erasing nearly 50 years of established protections for our reproductive freedoms. Right now, abortion remains legal in PA, & my fellow pro-choice legislators & I are taking every action we can to keep it that way.”

Jun 24, 2024

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VoteProChoice endorsed this candidate for the 2024 election.

May 28, 2024

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This candidate was endorsed by Planned Parenthood for the 2024 election.

Mar 15, 2024

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Sponsored HB 2057

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals limitations against the use of public funds for abortions.

Feb 23, 2024

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Sponsored HB 2056

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals limitations on government properties and public funds from being used for abortion services or abortion-related legal services.

Feb 23, 2024

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“My legislation, HB 1888, first introduced in 2022 with my colleague @RepHanbidge, anticipated situations like the one in Alabama, and seeks to modernize the conversation surrounding access to comprehensive reproductive healthcare.”

Feb 23, 2024

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“Several weeks ago, during a @PAWomensHealth roundtable with @PPAdvocatesPA & @GovernorShapiro, I spoke about the importance of protecting and expanding access to not only reproductive health care but women’s health care as a whole.”

Feb 23, 2024

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“Because as states across the nation seek to ban or restrict access to abortion, they are ultimately limiting access to all safe healthcare for women. And as we have now seen in Alabama, there are cascading effects to the decisions being made by the courts and state legislatures.”

Feb 23, 2024

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In a so-called effort to “protect life” we are now seeing women being unable to access the very resources they require to start a family, which includes abortion care and access to IVF treatments.

Feb 23, 2024

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“Our bill would explicitly enshrine the right to choose or refuse fertility care in the Pennsylvania constitution, along with all other rights related to reproductive healthcare.”

Feb 23, 2024

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“Women should not need to ask permission, jump through hoops, or overcome obstacles to take care of their bodies. Full stop. This is a bodily autonomy issue. This issue is at the core of female identity and independence. Reproductive justice begins with menstrual equity.”

Feb 9, 2024

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“Abortion is a legal and overwhelmingly safe procedure. Excessive restrictions on women’s health care means less women’s health care, it doesn’t mean less abortions. It means less safe health care for women and girls in this commonwealth.”

Jan 26, 2024

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“Today I stood with my colleagues @RepTarik, @RepMaryIsaacson, and @RepGinaCurry, and reproductive rights advocates in support of a bill that would remove medically unnecessary obstacles that currently prevent safe abortion access in Pennsylvania.”

Jan 22, 2024

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“Because I do not want to have her rights at the mercy of a governor’s veto, or a one-seat majority on the Supreme Court or any of the many things we’ve done to defend reproductive rights in Pennsylvania over the last generation.”

Jan 22, 2024

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Sponsored HB 1589

Danielle sponsored a bill that protects patients from the unauthorized disclosure of personal health information by a limited services pregnancy center, with some exceptions.

Jul 25, 2023

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Sponsored HB 1484

Danielle sponsored a bill prohibiting non-profits and their subcontracts from giving false or misleading information, including in advertising, and holding them to the same family planning standards as a health care facility.

Jun 21, 2023

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Sponsored HB 1193

Danielle sponsored a bill that appropriates $10 million for family planning providers to maximize access to family planning services.

May 18, 2023

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Sponsored HB 1192

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals family planning funding limitations.

May 18, 2023

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Sponsored HB 1195

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals restrictions on public funds from being used by state or local agencies for the performance of abortion.

May 18, 2023

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Sponsored HB 1194

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals limitations on government properties and public funds from being used for abortion services or abortion-related legal services.

May 18, 2023

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Sponsored HB 1118

Danielle sponsored a bill that defines crisis pregnancy centers and prevents state funding of them.

May 5, 2023

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Sponsored HB 924

Danielle sponsored a bill authorizing the Governor of Pennsylvania to join the Women’s Reproductive Health Care Compact with other states to protect and defend reproductive rights.

Apr 17, 2023

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Sponsored HB 810

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals spousal notification requirements for abortion.

Apr 4, 2023

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Sponsored HB 802

Danielle sponsored a bill protecting the licenses of professional nurses who provide reproductive health services to non-residents.

Apr 4, 2023

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Sponsored HB 800

Danielle sponsored a bill protecting patients from disclosure of reproductive health information by certain covered entities.

Apr 4, 2023

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Sponsored HB 428

Danielle sponsored a bill that repeals the Abortion Control Act and establishes the Bodily Autonomy Act, which safeguards abortion access for patients and providers.

Mar 15, 2023

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Sponsored HB 232

Danielle sponsored a bill that prohibits any state or local agency from cooperating with out-of-state abortion-related investigations for activities legal in the state.

Mar 10, 2023

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Sponsored HB 2915

Danielle sponsored a bill that would protect against out-of-state civil and criminal actions for reproductive health services.

Nov 2, 2022

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Sponsored HB 2877

Danielle sponsored a bill that would replace the current “Abortion Control Act” with a sweeping new “Bodily Autonomy Act”.

Oct 20, 2022

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Sponsored HB 2847

Danielle sponsored a bill that would expand the types of healthcare professionals allowed to provide abortions.

Oct 17, 2022

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Sponsored HB 2867

Danielle sponsored a bill that would remove unnecessary and irrelevant medical tests prior to an abortion.

Oct 4, 2022

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Sponsored HB 2817

Danielle sponsored a bill that proposes an amendment to the Pennsylvania Constitution, describing a fundamental right to personal reproductive liberty.

Sep 14, 2022

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Sponsored HB 2766

Danielle sponsored a bill that would protect patients by prohibiting any state or local agencies from cooperating with out-of-state abortion-related investigations.

Aug 11, 2022

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Voted No on SB 106

Danielle voted against a bill that proposes to amend the Pennsylvania Constitution to exclude any rights relating to abortion.

Jul 8, 2022

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Sponsored HB 2574

Danielle sponsored a bill that would prohibit anti-abortion “crisis pregnancy centers” from sharing their clients’ nonpublic personal health information without written consent.

May 4, 2022

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Voted No on HB 1500

Danielle voted against a bill that prohibits abortions because of the prenatal diagnosis of down syndrome.

Jun 8, 2021

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Voted No on HB 118

Danielle voted against a bill that would require health care facilities to cremate or bury abortion remains, placing unnecessary burden and expense on providers.

Jun 5, 2021

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Voted No on HB 1890

Danielle voted against a bill that would require health care facilities to cremate or bury abortion remains, placing unnecessary burden and expense on providers.

Nov 18, 2019

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Voted No on HB 321

Danielle voted against a bill that prohibits abortions because of the prenatal diagnosis of down syndrome.

May 14, 2019

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