[Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 14 (Friday, January 27, 2017)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E93]
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 2017

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                               speech of

                           HON. ANNA G. ESHOO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, January 24, 2017

  Ms. ESHOO. Madam Speaker, I rise today in strong opposition to H.R. 
7, the No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion and Abortion Insurance Full 
Disclosure Act.
  This bill is an unprecedented attack on a woman's right to make her 
own healthcare decisions and another attempt by Republicans to 
undermine the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
  This legislation goes far beyond the long-standing Hyde Amendment 
which Congress passes every year during the Appropriations process 
preventing taxpayer dollars from being used for abortions. The Hyde 
Amendment is included in each Appropriations bill every year. This bill 
stretches increase taxes on millions of individuals and small 
businesses that purchase private healthcare plans that include abortion 
coverage. It takes away protections for rape survivors and pregnant 
women whose lives are in danger, and bans women in the military from 
abortion care in a military hospital overseas, even if they use their 
own money to pay for that care. This will deny millions of American 
women access to truly comprehensive health care.
  A woman's right to choose whether to end a pregnancy is protected 
constitutionally. The decision is private. It is a matter of faith and 
it is a matter of conscience. I believe women already have the right to 
make decisions about reproductive health care, that it is protected 
constitutionally. This legislation should be rejected for its overly 
broad reach, its false advertising and its attack on the 
constitutionally protected right to privacy.

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