[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 87 (Tuesday, May 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H2510]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      ACCESS TO REPRODUCTIVE CARE

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Madam Speaker, our Supreme Court is a symbol of 
corrupt and cruel judicial politics.
  Clarence Thomas is the poster child for the Supreme Court, the only 
Federal court with no ethical standards at all, let alone, enforce 
them.
  They empower extremists who would deny vital lifesaving care in their 
zeal to enforce their vision on the limits of women's health.
  It is not just about their opposition to abortion. They are forcing 
women to be pregnant, regardless of the consequences to real people.
  The harms are not theoretical as illustrated in today's Washington 
Post editorial. Real women and their families suffer serious injury 
being denied care they need.
  I am proud I come from one of the few States that has no limitations 
on families' access to reproductive healthcare, the most personal of 
decisions.
  Change is coming, make no mistake, as more and more recognize the 
impact of this cruel interference in the most personal of decisions.
  Despite hopelessly gerrymandered State legislatures, the people 
ultimately will win.

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