[Congressional Record Volume 140, Number 106 (Thursday, August 4, 1994)]
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[Congressional Record: August 4, 1994]
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                     ABORTION IN HEALTH CARE REFORM

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to make it absolutely clear 
that abortion must be included in the health care reform package. Not 
only does my vote, and the vote of at least 80 other Members depend on 
it, lives depend on it.
  With abortion rights continually eroding, there has been a shocking 
surge of violence aimed at abortion clinics, staff, and patients. Over 
1,000 incidents of violence have occurred in the past decade, 
culminating with the vicious murders of another doctor and his 
bodyguard last week.
  Unless abortion benefits are included in the health care package, 
clinic doctors and staff will be even further isolated from the larger 
medical community. And, this will make them even more vulnerable to 
attacks from terrorists.
  Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues to support abortion coverage in 
health care, and to put an end to the violence outside abortion 
clinics.

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