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ChampionedReproductive rights

Co-authored and introduced the Reproductive Freedom for All Act, legislation she said would restore federal abortion rights by codifying Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey and would protect access to contraception.

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ChampionedFact-checker reviewConfidence: 90%

All three cited PRIMARY sources are reachable and each documents the outcome for THIS promise, with the cited quotes appearing verbatim. (1) collins.senate.gov: dated August 1, 2022 (the promise date), names Collins as one of four co-introducers of the Reproductive Freedom for All Act, and carries the exact cited quote — "Our bill would restore the right to obtain an abortion by enacting in federal law Roe v. Wade and other seminal Supreme Court decisions pertaining to reproductive freedom. In addition, our bill would protect access to contraception." (2) kaine.senate.gov: confirms the Feb 9, 2023 reintroduction (S.317, 118th Congress) with the opening sentence naming all four senators including Collins, and confirms the bill codifies Roe, Casey, Whole Woman's Health, and protects contraception. (3) govinfo.gov: confirms S. 4688, "Reproductive Freedom for All Act," 117th Congress, with Susan M. Collins listed among cosponsors. Adversarial note: the formal bill record labels Collins a "cosponsor" (Kaine is sponsor), but both PRIMARY press releases treat the four senators as a co-equal bipartisan authoring group, Collins issued her own substantive statements, and she reintroduced the bill across two Congresses — genuine leadership beyond passive cosponsorship. The promise was to co-author and introduce the bill, which she demonstrably did; CHAMPIONED does not overstate the evidence. Bill died in committee without a floor vote, but the promise's substance (co-authoring and introducing) was fulfilled.

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