[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 12 (Monday, January 26, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E110]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




NO TAXPAYER FUNDING FOR ABORTION AND ABORTION INSURANCE FULL DISCLOSURE 
                              ACT OF 2015

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                               speech of

                          HON. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 22, 2015

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, once more, Republicans are seeking to 
limit women's access to safe reproductive health care through H.R. 7, 
the ``No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act.'' This is a sweeping ban on 
abortion coverage and another callous attempt to insert Congress into 
the most personal of conversations between a woman and her physician 
and I did not vote for it.
  Last week marked the 42nd anniversary of the landmark Supreme Court 
decision, Roe v. Wade. It is exasperating that we still have to go 
through this annual charade as Republican leadership tries to force 
those of us who support women and their reproductive choices to take a 
``hard vote.''
  It is not hard for me to stand with the millions of women who depend 
on access to safe, legal abortion. It is not hard for me to vote 
against any bill that imposes the will of an intolerant, albeit vocal, 
minority on our mothers, sisters, and daughters. It is not hard for me 
to protect freedom of choice, because it is right and it is just.
  Instead of bringing up legislation to strengthen our economy or 
improve our infrastructure, Republican leadership is choosing to focus 
its efforts on legislation that will trump women's health, override 
family decisions, and compromise the ability of women and their doctors 
to deal with reproductive issues. It's a blatant attack on women and 
it's not hard for me to say that it is wrong.

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