[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 82 (Friday, May 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H4924]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
PROTECT ROE V. WADE
(Mr. TAKANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
Mr. TAKANO. Madam Speaker, I am outraged.
I am outraged because, in 2022, women are still fighting for their
reproductive rights.
I am outraged that women do not have autonomy over their bodies.
Their bodies belong to them, not Supreme Court Justices, not
politicians, and not anyone else.
I am outraged that, despite the fact that the majority of Americans
support legal abortion, the Senate has voted against the bill that
codifies Roe and protects access to abortion.
What these political hacks on the Supreme Court and politicians do
not realize is that striking down Roe v. Wade will not end abortion. It
will simply end safe access to abortion, and women's lives will be at
risk.
If you are not equally enraged, you are not paying attention.
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