[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 66 (Thursday, April 20, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H1898]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




           MIFEPRISTONE SHOULD REMAIN APPROVED AND ACCESSIBLE

  (Ms. CLARKE of New York asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. CLARKE of New York. Mr. Speaker, I rise on this day after a week 
of chaos and confusion following the Supreme Court's decision to allow 
mifepristone's status to remain as it has been: approved and 
accessible.
  Let me be clear. The fight is not over. The Supreme Court needs to do 
its job and reject this ridiculous effort to thrust unjustified grudges 
into the FDA approval process and further limit access to abortion.
  Women deserve safe and fair access to medication when they need it. 
Women deserve to have medication without interference from judges and 
politicians. Women must be treated as equals and have agency over our 
bodies and our lives.
  Mr. Speaker, mifepristone's approval is still in jeopardy. The 
Supreme Court Justices should keep their bans off our bodies. Access to 
this medication must be protected. Our rights must be protected.
  This fight is not over, and we will never concede.

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