[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 18 (Friday, January 27, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H473-H474]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 FIGHTING FOR YOUR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

  (Mr. SORENSEN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SORENSEN. Mr. Speaker, this past Sunday, we marked the 50th 
anniversary of Roe v. Wade. I remain outraged by the Supreme Court's 
decision to rip away the fundamental right to safe and legal abortion.

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  Already, States have implemented abortion bans, leaving women 
desperate to access reproductive healthcare. Thankfully, States like 
Illinois have access still available.
  In the wake of the Supreme Court's extreme decision, I have heard 
from women all across central and northwestern Illinois, mothers and 
grandmothers, who are devastated that their daughters and 
granddaughters will grow up in a country with fewer rights than they 
had.
  Mr. Speaker, I tell them that I will never stop fighting for a world 
where everyone has the freedom to make their own healthcare decisions.
  Uncle Sam has no place in a doctor's office.
  Finally, to the women in my district and across this great Nation: I 
am with you. I will fight for your rights and your freedoms to be 
protected.

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