[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 78 (Tuesday, May 10, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4725]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WE MUST NOT GO BACK

  (Ms. GARCIA of Texas asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I rise with outrage at the recent 
cruel attack on women's reproductive rights.
  Through a leak, we have learned about the Supreme Court draft opinion 
that would terrifyingly overturn Roe v. Wade if finalized. This is 
shocking.
  You see, I know what happens when Republicans strip reproductive 
rights away from women. I have seen it in my home State of Texas, which 
has the strictest reproductive healthcare laws in the country, S.B. 8.
  Each month, nearly 1,500 Texans are forced into such desperation 
where they travel to surrounding States for a chance to receive their 
healthcare. Many times these Texans are forced to travel in unsafe 
conditions, putting themselves in harm's way.
  Mr. Speaker, we will not go back. We must not go back. I urge my 
Senate colleagues to codify Roe v. Wade into law. We must protect a 
woman's right to reproductive healthcare.

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