[Congressional Record Volume 141, Number 128 (Thursday, August 3, 1995)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1611]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
               RELATED AGENCIES APPROPRIATIONS ACT, 1996

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                               speech of

                         HON. HARRIS W. FAWELL

                              of illinois

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, August 2, 1995

       The House in Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union had under consideration the bill (H.R. 2127) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
     Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes:

  Mr. FAWELL. Mr. Chairman, I rise in support of the Greenwood 
amendment to restore Federal funds for title X family planning.
  Title X of the Public Health Service Act was enacted in 1970. In its 
25 years of existence, the program has enjoyed bipartisan support. This 
program provides services to low-income and uninsured working women. In 
addition to family planning services, title X clinics provide screening 
for breast and cervical cancer, sexually transmitted infections, and 
hypertension. As stated in Mr. Greenwood's amendment, funds are 
prohibited to be used for abortion, directive counseling, literature or 
propaganda that promotes abortion or a political candidate.
  I believe this plants the Title X Family Planning Program firmly in 
the realm of prevention and wellness. Often, the battle that young 
women face is a battle of education. In many cases what these women 
need is self esteem, belief in themselves, and confidence in the 
strength that they posses. These qualities are enhanced by education 
and care. Title X clinics are a part of that process. The educational 
and emotional assistance offered by family planning clinics can 
increase awareness, decreasing the chance of an unplanned pregnancy.
  Mr. Chairman, I do not often rise to speak on the issue of 
reproductive rights and family planning. My wife and I have been 
married 42 years, reared three fine children, and have been blessed 
with eight grandchildren. It is my hope that the women who receive 
title X services can be blessed with such a family if they so choose. 
Let us give them those choices. Let us continue to fund the education 
and services offered by title X family planning clinics. Support the 
Greenwood amendment.


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