[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E952]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT

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                               speech of

                          HON. DORIS O. MATSUI

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, June 18, 2013

  Ms. MATSUI. Madam Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to the Pain-
Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.
  Instead of focusing on much needed job creation legislation . . . or 
addressing the student loan interest rates set to double in a matter of 
days . . . the House Republican Leadership has decided to bring up a 
bill that is unconstitutional and unconscionable.
  This legislation would ban abortions after 20 weeks nationwide . . . 
with no exceptions to protect a woman's health and with the most narrow 
exceptions for rape or incest.
  I have always believed that such a deeply personal issue can only be 
made by the woman herself . . . in consultation with her doctor . . . 
and her most trusted loved ones.
  This legislation is an attempt to insert the federal government into 
this decision making process and chip away at a woman's right to 
choose.
  For the young women in Sacramento and nationwide, I oppose this 
legislation in order to protect their health and their rights . . . and 
I urge my colleagues to do the same.

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