[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 84 (Thursday, May 18, 2023)]
[House]
[Pages H2443-H2444]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     OPPOSING EXTREME ABORTION BANS

  (Ms. ROSS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROSS. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to an extreme 
abortion ban that North Carolina Republicans passed through the general 
assembly after overriding Governor Cooper's veto this week.
  Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade nearly a year ago, 
North Carolina has become a safe haven for

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women seeking reproductive care across the South. As States like 
Georgia and Florida enacted dangerous 6-week bans, North Carolina stood 
as a bastion for women's reproductive freedom.
  Mr. Speaker, Republicans in my State are now turning the clock back 
50 years by enacting a dangerous abortion ban and restrictions on 
providing healthcare.
  The truth is women will suffer and doctors will be penalized under 
this dangerous law. We will not stay silent in the face of attacks on 
our rights and our healthcare.

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