[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 114 (Tuesday, July 21, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5317]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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SUPPORTING PLANNED PARENTHOOD
(Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN asked and was given permission to address the
House for 1 minute.)
Mrs. WATSON COLEMAN. Mr. Speaker, I am here this evening to correct
the record on women's health. As the only woman in a tristate
delegation that includes New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Delaware, I
speak for millions of women whose right to abortion was codified by the
Supreme Court decades ago.
I also speak for the millions more women who don't come from States
like New Jersey where clinics that provide a full range of women's
health services are accessible, States like Texas, Louisiana, and
Mississippi where legislatures full of men would love to see those
clinics closed for good.
Last week another antiabortion group, under the guise of legitimate
news, released a doctored video to attack Planned Parenthood. This
attack isn't about the trumped-up claims in the video.
It is about the same tired efforts to make it harder for women from
every walk of life and every corner of the country to make the health
choices that work for them.
It is sad that my colleagues on the other side of the aisle are so
quick to hop on that bandwagon.
Enough, Mr. Speaker. This is enough already.
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