[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 59 (Wednesday, May 4, 2011)]
[House]
[Page H3014]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       ASSAULT ON WOMEN'S HEALTH

  (Mrs. LOWEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. LOWEY. Later today, the House will continue its extreme assault 
on women's health. H.R. 3 would prevent small businesses and families 
from receiving tax credits for private insurance coverage that includes 
safe and legal health procedures; allow hospitals to deny lifesaving 
care to women; if audited, potentially require victims to prove to the 
IRS agents they were raped.
  Most troubling, in the report accompanying the bill, radical 
Republicans want to limit the exception for rape victims who can access 
full legal health services to only forcible rape victims.
  This bill to limit women's health services is a shameful distraction 
from the public's top priority, creating jobs.

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