Expanded Shield Law, Access To Gender-Affirming Care Top CT Reproductive Rights Caucus’ 2026 Priorities
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Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, co-chair of the General Assembly’s Reproductive Rights Caucus, speaks to reporters during a news conference Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at the Legislative Office Building in Hartford. Photo credit: Coral Aponte, CTNewsJunkie (file photo)
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest (D-West Hartford) is co-chair of the General Assembly’s Reproductive Rights Caucus.
By Donald Eng, CTNewsJunkie.com
Access to reproductive care and sustainable for those who need it topped the list of legislative priorities for the Reproductive Rights Caucus in the 2026 legislative session.
State Rep. Jillian Gilchrest, D-West Hartford, said the four-year-old caucus — which now numbers about 60 members — formed because members were concerned that reproductive health care was coming under attack. On Wednesday, Gilchrest said that remained true.
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