[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 164 (Wednesday, September 22, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H4880]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       THREATS TO ABORTION ACCESS

  (Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York asked and was given permission 
to address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. CAROLYN B. MALONEY of New York. Mr. Speaker, on September 1, the 
Supreme Court allowed Texas Senate Law 8 to go into effect, which bans 
nearly all abortions in Texas.
  Make no mistake, a 6-week ban is a ban on virtually all abortions. 
Most people don't even know if they are pregnant at 6 weeks. This is 
the latest in a series of extremist attempts to restrict abortion 
access.
  This December the Supreme Court will consider a 15-week ban in 
Mississippi that directly threatens Roe v. Wade. With this recent 
action, the Court has shown that we cannot depend on it to protect our 
rights.
  This Thursday, I am holding an Oversight Committee hearing on the 
unending threat to abortion access, and on Friday the House must pass 
the Women's Health Protection Act.
  Our abortion rights are under threat, and we must act now before it 
is too late.

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