[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 164 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H4878-H4879]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       SUPPORT WOMEN BY PASSING THE WOMEN'S HEALTH PROTECTION ACT

  (Mrs. DEMINGS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)

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  Mrs. DEMINGS. Mr. Speaker, America is a great Nation, but with all 
the challenges we face--protecting our homeland, repairing our broken 
infrastructure, taking care of our seniors, creating an economy that 
works for working people--extremist politicians continue to find time 
for their war on women.
  When I was a police officer, I put away rapists, stalkers, and 
domestic abusers. Now, extremist politicians in Texas and my State of 
Florida are instead trying to empower those same criminals to sue 
victims if they get an abortion.
  Let me be clear: No Florida woman needs to justify her healthcare 
decisions to anyone. It is our freedom to decide versus your attempts 
to control.
  When I chose to start a family, I did not ask my Senator, my 
Congressman, nor my Governor for permission. Every woman has the right 
and the freedom to make her choice for herself and to do so based on 
her own personal, individual circumstances.
  The Constitution is a stubborn thing. This week, we will preserve the 
constitutional protections of the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. I ask 
my colleagues to support women by voting for the Women's Health 
Protection Act.

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