[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 74 (Thursday, May 14, 2015)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E706]
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. EARL BLUMENAUER

                               of oregon

                    in the house of representatives

                        Wednesday, May 13, 2015

  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, I support the right for women to make 
their own personal health care decisions and oppose H.R. 36, the 
``Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act.'' I will vote against this 
legislation because it imposes the will of an intolerant minority on 
our mothers, sisters, and daughters. It is a deliberate attack on women 
and it's wrong.
  The new language in H.R. 36 is bad for women's health. It would 
require adult women who have been raped to receive potentially unwanted 
medical treatment and proof of counseling before receiving an abortion. 
This is an attempt to shame and stigmatize rape victims, while doing 
nothing to provide necessary mental and physical health services to 
women in need.
  While it is couched in the language of protecting unborn fetuses from 
pain, this legislation is nothing more than a cruel disregard for 
personal circumstances of women's lives.

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