[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 115 (Wednesday, July 13, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H5982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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                 PROTECTING WOMEN'S HEALTHCARE FREEDOM

  (Ms. BROWN of Ohio asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BROWN of Ohio. Madam Speaker, while the decision to overturn Roe 
v. Wade has impacted millions of Americans, we must also acknowledge 
its economic and racial implications.
  We live in a country plagued by generations of healthcare inequities 
and racial disparities. Black, Latino, indigenous, and other 
communities of color already face healthcare barriers and will only 
continue to suffer in the aftermath of a post-Roe America.
  State trigger bills that restrict or ban more than half of a country 
from reproductive healthcare access have already stripped millions of 
their fundamental right to decide their reproductive care. But our 
fight continues.
  I implore my colleagues in Congress to unite to pass legislation to 
protect every American's constitutional right to travel freely and 
voluntarily throughout the United States, including for reproductive 
healthcare.

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