The issue focused on the way the federal government and states have treated women since Roe v. Wade, in 1973.

"The federal government has been treating women differently based on their race, sex, or ethnicity, based on the fact that they were pregnant at the time the decision was made, based on their age, based on who their parents were," he said. "That is really not consistent with how America works."

The bill would also create a federal program to monitor and collect information from doctors