[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 16 (Wednesday, January 25, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H315]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    50TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE

  (Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. LOIS FRANKEL of Florida. Madam Speaker, I rise today to mark the 
50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, the historic Supreme Court decision 
that gave women legal access to abortion.
  Now, 50 years later, an extreme MAGA Supreme Court has reversed Roe, 
taking us to a new dark place in history; and now Republicans are 
racing full steam ahead toward a nationwide abortion ban, creating 
hardship and even death for pregnant women, and prison for their 
doctors.
  To that, I say, my, my, my.
  People, not politicians, should have the freedom to control their own 
reproductive destinies. On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, I rise 
to say that the American people want more freedom, not less; and that 
means the ability of each person to make the personal decision about 
their health, their lives, and their future.

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