[Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 121 (Wednesday, July 29, 2015)]
[House]
[Page H5606]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
SUPPORT EACH WOMAN ACT
(Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, for the past 40 years, antichoice
politicians have convinced Congress to maintain Hyde amendment language
while pushing for restricting access even further.
For four decades, the Hyde amendment has denied too many women their
constitutional right to choose by prohibiting the use of Federal funds
to pay for abortion services. The fact that this restriction
discriminates against women with limited resources at the very time in
which they need the support the most is unconscionable.
We have had enough of letting the majority restrict access to
abortion services when the majority of Americans support a woman's
right to choose. It is time to change course.
The EACH Woman Act ensures health coverage of these services for
every woman, no matter how much she earns, how she is insured, or where
she lives.
I urge my colleagues to be bold, end Hyde, and support the EACH Woman
Act.
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