[Congressional Record Volume 158, Number 80 (Thursday, May 31, 2012)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E919]
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            PRENATAL NONDISCRIMINATION ACT (PRENDA) OF 2012

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                               speech of

                           HON. DIANA DeGETTE

                              of colorado

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 30, 2012

  Ms. DeGETTE. Mr. Speaker, I don't support abortion for gender 
selection. I don't know anyone who does. Maybe that's because there is 
no problem in this country of abortion for gender selection.
  What H.R. 3541 does--what it really does--is make doctors fear 
criminal prosecution for their privileged patient relationships. What 
this bill really does is attempt to scare doctors out of providing a 
legal medical procedure. And therefore, what this bill really does is 
jeopardize women's access to full medical care.
  I've been racking my brain about how you would enforce this law. 
Would the ``small government'' Republican majority require notarized 
affidavits from women and their doctors? Would we have independent 
investigators?
  We all know what this is about--so I have an idea--let's get back to 
the agenda Americans really want us to talk about: jobs and the 
economy.

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