[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 17 (Thursday, January 26, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H349]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         ABORTION IS HEALTHCARE

  (Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. ROBERT GARCIA of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today for my 
first floor speech to stand with women across the country to 
commemorate what should have been the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade 
this past weekend.
  This decision had guaranteed every woman and girl in our country the 
freedom to make decisions about their own bodies. Yet, 7 months ago, 
our radical Supreme Court ripped that freedom away.
  In today's America, there are millions of women who won't be able to 
have a say in their own futures. This came as a direct result of 
extremist Republicans and their decades-long war on reproductive 
healthcare.
  Instead of focusing and delivering for Americans, Republicans have 
proposed and prioritized a national abortion ban. Let's be clear: 
Abortion is healthcare, and abortion should be accessible to every 
woman in our country.
  For this reason, I rise today strongly in support of the Women's 
Health Protection Act to make Roe v. Wade the law of the land.

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