[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 119 (Tuesday, July 19, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6869]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          WE WILL NOT GO BACK

  (Ms. STANSBURY asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. STANSBURY. Mr. Speaker, it is hard to believe that in the year 
2022, I rise to defend the right to access contraception. That is 
right, contraception.
  Why? Because we have a renegade Supreme Court that has overturned a 
half century of settled law, stripping away our fundamental 
reproductive rights, and made it clear that they plan to not stop 
there.
  In fact, Justice Thomas' concurring opinion in Dobbs makes it clear 
that the Supreme Court has its sights on overturning longstanding 
precedents that guarantee the right to access contraception and protect 
the right to same-sex marriage, which we just voted on.
  These are basic human rights: the right to marry, the right to love 
who you love, the right to control your own body, the right to control 
your own health, the right to control your own family decisions, and 
your right to protect your own privacy.
  Let me say it loud, and let me say it clear: We will not go back.
  My great-grandmother was born in this country before she had the 
right to vote. My mother was a machine operator and entrepreneur. I 
stand here today as your Congresswoman and your committed Congresswoman 
to say we will not go back. These are our bodies, our rights, and we 
will continue to fight to protect them.

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