[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 80 (Wednesday, May 11, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4808]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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        ACCESSING ABORTION CARE WITHOUT GOVERNMENT INTERFERENCE

  The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from 
Nevada (Mrs. Lee) for 5 minutes.
  Mrs. LEE of Nevada. Madam Speaker, I rise today as women across this 
country face the most devastating blow to our rights and our freedom in 
decades.
  For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade has been the law of the land, but 
the Supreme Court is poised to strike down Roe, and 28 states are ready 
to strip away everyone's right to access abortion care without 
government interference.
  I grew up Catholic. I have a deep understanding of the moral and 
personal dilemma that the decision to have an abortion can present. But 
that decision should be a woman's, not the government's. Five Justices 
should not be able to overrule our will, our rights, and our healthcare 
decisions.
  The House passed legislation to protect everyone's access to abortion 
care, and the Senate must do the same. In 1990, in fact, Nevadans came 
together and voted by a 2-to-1 margin to protect a woman's right to 
choose.
  But Washington Republicans don't care. If they take the majority, 
they will ban abortion nationwide and overrule our State's law. They 
are out of touch, out of line, and out to take control of women.
  This hyperpartisan Supreme Court won't stop at clawing back rights 
from women. Our Nation's highest court is opening the doors to rip 
apart individual rights and liberties across the board. Marriage 
equality, privacy rights, access to contraception, and more, it is all 
on the line. These are the stakes, and that is why we cannot back down.
  About 70 percent of the American public supports a woman's right to 
access abortion care, and we must make our voices heard. We must call 
out the partisan extremists on the right who are hiding in the wake of 
this immensely unpopular decision.
  The past week in the news has been absolutely devastating, but this 
is a fight worth fighting. I am not giving up on this country, I am not 
giving up on democracy, and I am certainly not giving up on a woman's 
right to make her own healthcare decisions.

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