[Congressional Record Volume 168, Number 120 (Wednesday, July 20, 2022)]
[House]
[Page H6885]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         DEMOCRATS TRUST WOMEN

  The SPEAKER. The Chair recognizes the gentlewoman from Texas (Ms. 
Garcia) for 5 minutes.
  Ms. GARCIA of Texas. Madam Speaker, I rise today in support of House 
Democrats and their efforts to protect women and their reproductive 
rights.
  In 2020, more than 930,000 women had an abortion nationwide, 
exercising their fundamental human right. These are women who made one 
of the most intimate and personal decisions for their family and their 
futures.
  However, with the decision to overturn Roe, the Republican-controlled 
Supreme Court has achieved the dark and extreme goal of stripping away 
a woman's right to choose. In doing so, they erased nearly five decades 
of progress. For the first time in America's history, our daughters 
have less freedom than their mothers. This is plain and simply 
shameful.
  To make matters worse, now MAGA Republicans are determined to take it 
a step further and strip women of their right to contraception. I 
repeat: Extreme rightwing Republicans want to strip women of their 
right to birth control.
  House Democrats won't stand for this. We are fighting for you. We 
trust you. We always have, and we always will.
  Today, we will act. We will continue to fight. Tomorrow, we will pass 
the Right to Contraception Act to protect women's access to birth 
control.
  We are doing this to protect the more than 60 percent of U.S. women 
of reproductive age who use contraception. This bill will guarantee the 
right to obtain and use oral contraception, emergency contraception, 
and IUDs because no one--and I mean no one--should have the right to 
take away a woman's right to choose their own healthcare.
  While Republicans seek to control a woman's body for their political 
base, Democrats remain the party that puts people over politics and 
protects women and their reproductive rights.
  It is simple. Democrats trust women. We trust women to make their own 
healthcare decisions without any questions.
  To everyone listening, you have my promise that I will never stop 
fighting for women and their reproductive rights. I trust you, and I 
will never stop fighting.

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