[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6709]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    FUNDAMENTAL REPRODUCTIVE RIGHTS

  (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, it has been more than 3 weeks since 
the Supreme Court ignored the constitutional right to privacy that 
guaranteed women could make their own reproductive health decisions. 
Now, States are encouraged to restrict or ban abortion and birth 
control.
  We are now witnessing the horrifying consequences of an extreme 
agenda to criminalize women's reproductive health decisions, including 
the arrest of doctors.
  Americans overwhelmingly support protecting women's reproductive 
rights, and I stand here today to affirm their voices and carry out 
their will.
  Last week, House Democrats passed two strong bills to defend women's 
right to decide. This week, we will once again ensure progress, not 
regression, when we pass the Right to Contraception Act.
  Far-right extremists continue to wage an all-out war to control 
women's reproductive rights, but we will continue to put people over 
politics and ensure birth control access for all.

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