[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 46 (Monday, March 24, 2014)]
[House]
[Page H2592]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        HOBBY LOBBY V. SEBELIUS

  (Ms. FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. FRANKEL of Florida. Mr. Speaker, tomorrow is a big day for the 
women of this country. The United States Supreme Court will hear 
argument in a case called Hobby Lobby v. Sebelius.
  The Affordable Care Act mandates that employer-provided health care 
cover all forms of contraception at no cost. However, Hobby Lobby, a 
for-profit corporation, contends that its ``religious beliefs prohibit 
it from providing full coverage.''
  I respectfully suggest, Mr. Speaker, that what is at stake is not the 
religious freedom of a corporation but the life and liberty and ability 
to pursue happiness by our daughters, our sisters, and our mothers.
  There is no more crucial right for women and their families than the 
ability for women to be in control of their own bodies. The decision to 
use birth control is a conversation for a woman and her physician, not 
a woman and her boss.
  Tomorrow is a big day for the women of this country.

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