[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 59 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3012]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                             OPPOSE H.R. 3

  (Ms. TSONGAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. TSONGAS. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the 
majority's attempt to undermine a woman's right to choose, a right that 
is fundamental to a woman's freedom.
  H.R. 3 would raise taxes on any American whose employer-sponsored 
health care plan provides coverage for an abortion. It eliminates 
Americans' right to use their own funds in health savings accounts for 
a legal abortion unless they can prove to the IRS that they were 
victims of rape or incest. This legislation allows a hospital to refuse 
to perform an emergency abortion, even if a woman would die without it. 
It would allow doctors to refuse abortion services, even if a pregnancy 
threatens a woman's health. And this law makes radical changes to the 
way we treat survivors of rape and even how we define rape.
  My colleagues say that they are for no new taxes and for preserving 
life, but this legislation belies that claim.

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