[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DOBBS V. JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  (Ms. LEE of California asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LEE of California. Madam Speaker, today the Supreme Court is 
hearing oral arguments for the case Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health 
Organization. This case is the first time in 50 years that the Court is 
hearing a case that directly challenges Roe v. Wade.
  Half of the States in the country are poised to ban abortion entirely 
if the Court overturns Roe through trigger laws. Everyone should have 
the freedom to make their own reproductive healthcare decisions--not 
politicians.
  Now, I am one of the one in four women who have had an abortion. I 
remember the days when abortion was criminalized way before Roe v. 
Wade.
  Now, Madam Speaker, I survived. But many women, especially Black 
women, died. We will not go back to the days of unsafe abortions. These 
lives impact everyone but have a disproportionate impact on Black, 
Latina, indigenous people, and people of color.
  This also is about economic justice, racial equity, and the freedom 
to make decisions over one's life and one's reproductive healthcare. 
Abortions must be safe, they must be legal, and they must be 
accessible. The Senate must pass Congresswoman Judy Chu's Women's 
Health Protection Act so we can ensure that we protect the right to 
safe, legal, and accessible abortions.

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