[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 109 (Thursday, June 22, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3076]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    ROE V. WADE OVERTURN ANNIVERSARY

  (Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. KAMLAGER-DOVE. Mr. Speaker, I rise today nearly 1 year after Roe 
v. Wade was overturned to condemn the continued sanctioned assault on 
women.
  In the year since this decision, more women have been prosecuted for 
their pregnancy outcomes and more laws have been introduced to further 
criminalize us than ever before.
  Is it okay to arrest a woman for having a stillbirth? Is it a crime 
to assist a pregnant child of rape or incest to get an abortion? Is it 
reasonable to classify abortion as a homicide? No, but that is where we 
are now.
  A woman can now be prosecuted for the death of her unborn child. It 
is almost a capital offense to be born a woman. Given the likelihood 
that your female child may be raped, have a complicated pregnancy, or 
just need an abortion, would you want her to be treated like a 
criminal? No.
  Mr. Speaker, women's bodies have suffered endless surveillance and 
control for long enough. It is time that we stand up and talk about 
this, and it must end now.

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