[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 165 (Thursday, September 23, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H5128-H5129]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    NEW MEXICO WELCOMES TEXAS WOMEN

  (Mrs. LEGER FERNANDEZ asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mrs. LEGER FERNANDEZ. Madam Speaker, I stand today in support of the 
Women's Health Protection Act.
  New Mexico is a border State with Texas. Because of the draconian 
Texas abortion ban, Texas women are driving hours to receive 
reproductive healthcare in New Mexico.
  We are receiving women's rights refugees, our Texas sisters, with 
open arms, open hearts, and open clinics.
  New Mexico knows that a woman's freedom to make difficult health 
decisions belongs to her alone. In contrast,

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Texas politicians deputized complete strangers to interfere with her 
health choices.
  Texas' abortion ban falls most heavily on minority, LGBTQ, and low-
income communities who can't afford to travel or access quality 
healthcare.
  I trust in the wisdom of my House colleagues, who, in passing the 
Women's Health Protection Act, are standing with the women of this 
country in every State.

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