[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 42 (Thursday, March 13, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2373]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  CONGRESSIONAL DIGITAL DAY OF ACTION

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I rise on behalf of the millions of women 
who now have access to essential preventive health services, including 
birth control, without financial barriers.
  Nearly every American woman will choose to use birth control at some 
time in her life. It helps women plan for the time they are healthy 
enough and financially ready to start a family. That is better for her 
and for her family.
  That is why the Institute of Medicine deemed it an essential 
preventive health service for women. Women across the Nation support it 
being available to them with no copay.
  Now, some women have found that their bosses think they know better 
than they do, that their CEO has more at stake in her health care 
decisions than her doctor. This is not right. Every woman has the right 
to be in charge of her body and her health. Suggesting otherwise is 
offensive, out of touch, and out of bounds.

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