Melissa cosponsored a bill that requires health facilities to establish violence prevention committees to assess risks against facility employees and establish programs to prevent workplace violence.

Melissa cosponsored a bill prohibiting certain actions restricting access to reproductive health care service facilities and threatening the safety of said facilities.

Melissa cosponsored a bill that repeals abortion impediments, including mandatory waiting periods and parental consent requirements, and protects the right to an abortion up to 24 weeks or longer if necessary to prevent death or substantial mental or physical impairment.

Melissa sponsored a bill that restricts a professional liability insurer from taking adverse action against a healthcare provider solely for their provision of reproductive care (including prescribing abortion medication) on an out-of-state patient so long as the care is permitted under state law.

Melissa sponsored a bill that restricts a licensing board from disqualifying or disciplining a health care provider or other licensed individual solely for their provision of lawful reproductive health care services.

Melissa sponsored a bill that limits the ability of a health care provider or other HIPAA “covered entity” from disclosing reproductive health care records of a patient without the patient’s consent.

Melissa sponsored a bill that creates a program to protect the confidentiality of the physical address of a reproductive health care provider or patient who may be a party to or a victim or witness in ongoing civil or criminal actions.

Melissa sponsored a bill that requires all insurance policies offered in the state to cover contraceptives without imposing any cost-sharing.

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

Melissa sponsored a Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, providing for personal reproductive liberty.