[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 36 (Tuesday, March 28, 2006)]
[House]
[Page H1136]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                           HOLLY'S LAW/RU-486

  (Mr. PITTS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. PITTS. Mr. Speaker, earlier this month two more women died after 
using the abortion drug RU-486.
  A premature death is always tragic, But the deaths of these women are 
even harder to bear because they simply did not have to happen.
  We already knew RU-486 to be dangerous and life-threatening. These 
are not the first deaths linked to it. Yet, despite this knowledge, 
neither the drug's manufacturer nor the FDA, has been willing to pull 
it from the market.
  Faced with this reluctance, Congress has the duty to take action.
  We often hear advocates of abortion promote their cause in the name 
of women's rights and women's health. If they want to protect women, 
then they should add their support to H.R. 1079, Holly's Law, offered 
by my colleague from Maryland, Mr. Bartlett. This common-sense bill 
would withdraw FDA approval of RU-486 and subject it to a thorough 
review to measure its health risk.
  Mr. Speaker, we should act in the best interest of women's health. 
Let us pass Holly's Law.

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