[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 61 (Tuesday, May 17, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: May 17, 1994]
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                       WOMEN'S HEALTH PROVISIONS

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Madam Speaker, as a member of the Labor-Management 
Relations Subcommittee, I am extremely proud of the women's health 
provisions contained in the subcommittee's health care bill.
  Our bill improves coverage of services that women urgently need such 
as mammograms, breast exams, and pap smears. Further it makes sure that 
the same benefits women now have in their private health care plans are 
maintained--including coverage of abortion, and direct access to OB-GYN 
providers--ensuring that the more than 7 million women who now visit 
their OB-GYN for primary care can continue to do so.
  Make no mistake, Madam Speaker, if the final health care plan does 
not address women's health care needs, it will be a giant step backward 
for women.
  I urge my colleagues on other committees considering health care 
legislation to follow the lead of the Labor-Management Relations 
Subcommittee and adopt similar provisions that will improve the health 
of the women of this Nation.

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