[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 116 (Thursday, July 14, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6512]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH 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. Mr. Speaker, extremists have waged an all-out war 
against reproductive health freedom, and American bodies are being used 
as political battlegrounds to advance their radical agenda.
  Since Roe v. Wade was overturned, Americans have overwhelmingly 
voiced their opposition, and we must not ignore them. I am determined 
to defend reproductive healthcare rights of millions of Americans from 
all racial and socioeconomic backgrounds, and I implore my colleagues 
to join me in the fight.
  A post-Roe America sets our country's five decades of progress 
backward and threatens the health of marginalized communities who 
already face systemic barriers to accessing healthcare. Extremists have 
proven they will not stop until they have criminalized Americans for 
their right to take ownership of their reproductive health.
  It is time that we make Roe the law of the land.
  I urge our colleagues across the aisle to prioritize the will of the 
people and undo this grave injustice and protect it from being 
overturned in the future.

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