The Daily Freeman reports that new Congressperson Pat Ryan introduced his first bill in the House of Representatives after nine days in office. Ryan, a Democrat filling in the final weeks of Antonio Delgado's term in the 19th Congressional District, introduced the “Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act.” The bill would allow access to abortion medication through telehealth even in states that ban abortion, and would create a Congressional report on other ways to expand access to reproductive health care. “A woman’s right to choose is one of this country’s foundational freedoms, and there is no place for government interference in these private medical decisions, yet extremist state lawmakers are restricting access to FDA-approved abortion medication and even threatening to open Americans’ mail to stop the delivery of doctor-prescribed healthcare services,” Ryan said in a press release. “This legislation would ensure that women across the country can access this safe and effective medical treatment.” Over half of all abortion care in the U.S. comes through medication, with a two-dose regimen of mifepristone and misoprostol approved for up to 10 weeks of pregnancy. This year at least 20 states have proposed bills to restrict or ban access to those abortion pills, which were approved more than two decades ago by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, and other new bills would force women to get those medications from a doctor in person. Ryan beat Republican Marc Molinaro in a special election to fill in the final weeks of Delgado's term, and many political observers said his support for abortion rights was a key part of that campaign. Now Ryan is running for the new 18th Congressional district against Republican Colin Schmitt in November, while Molinaro faces Democrat Josh Riley in the new 19th Congressional District. Schmitt did not respond to requests for comment. Read more about this story in the Daily Freeman.