[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1896]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




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               IN DEFENSE OF SCIENCE, FREEDOM, AND CHOICE

  (Ms. SALINAS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. SALINAS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in defense of science, freedom, and 
choice.
  Two weeks ago, a Trump-appointed judge issued a ruling to suspend the 
FDA's approval of mifepristone, a safe abortion and miscarriage 
management medication that has been on the market for more than two 
decades.
  This unscientific, partisan judicial decision is the latest move in 
the ongoing attack on reproductive freedom across the United States.
  Abortion, including medication abortion, like mifepristone, is still 
safe and legal in Oregon. But, like so many Oregonians, I am deeply 
troubled by these attacks, and I refuse to sit idly by as they 
jeopardize the health and well-being of millions of Americans.
  I will continue to stand up for those who can get pregnant to ensure 
mifepristone remains available to all who need it, and to restore the 
right to choose in all 50 States.
  Congress can and must intervene.

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