[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 108 (Friday, June 24, 2022)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E669]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       REFLECTING UPON TODAY'S DECISION BY THE U.S. SUPREME COURT

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                         HON. HALEY M. STEVENS

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                         Friday, June 24, 2022

  Ms. STEVENS. Madam Speaker, as today marks my 39th birthday and an 
uncertain number of years that I will still be able to bear children, a 
chill rides up my spine for the healthcare that I can no longer receive 
in the United States of America.
  In a country with the highest maternal mortality rate of the 
industrialized world, the action of the Supreme Court is to overturn 
Roe v. Wade, taking away the constitutional right of women to make 
their own health care decisions. I shudder to think about what comes 
next. For the young girl with her whole life before her--will she be 
able to determine the outcomes of her life equally? How will we achieve 
equality, accessibility, and economic progress with women unable to 
make their own health care decisions? We are so much more educated, 
connected, and liberated than we were in 1973.
  I know a new time will mark a new moment for people wishing to 
conceive freely and fairly on their own terms. Michigan's Governor, 
Gretchen Whitmer, and Attorney General Dana Nessel are standing with 
the women of this Nation. I want everyone to know they have a champion 
in me, and together, the views of the majority in the Nation will rise 
again.

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