[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 207 (Wednesday, December 1, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              DOBBS V. JACKSON WOMEN'S HEALTH ORGANIZATION

  (Ms. STRICKLAND asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Ms. STRICKLAND. Madam Speaker, today, the Supreme Court is hearing 
one of the most important abortion rights cases in generations. The 
case, Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, marks the first 
time in 50 years the Court agreed to hear a case on the 
constitutionality of a previability abortion ban. In other words, the 
State of Mississippi has asked the Supreme Court to overturn Roe v. 
Wade.
  Let me be clear. Reproductive health access is a fundamental right. 
This is about supporting body autonomy and well-being. It is also about 
economic justice and social freedom. The people hurt most by abortion 
restrictions and bans are those who already face barriers to getting 
access to healthcare: women, people of color, those working to make 
ends meet, members of the LGBTQI community, immigrants, young people, 
those in rural communities, people with disabilities, and others.
  We can look to the State of Texas as a real-life example. Texas has 
banned almost all abortions in the State, forcing people to travel 
across State lines to receive care.
  Now is the time for the Supreme Court to show that it decides cases 
based on precedent and the rule of law, not politics, not ideology. 
Every person should be free to make their best healthcare decisions 
regardless of where they live.

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