[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 110 (Friday, June 23, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H3131]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                   FIGHTING FOR REPRODUCTIVE FREEDOM

  (Mr. CARBAJAL asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. CARBAJAL. Mr. Speaker, one year ago tomorrow, the Supreme Court 
overturned a half century of precedent by ending the nationwide 
guarantee that women be allowed to make choices over their bodies.
  Since then, we have seen the devastating result: Numerous States 
enacting bans that deny a woman's ability to make decisions over her 
body, oftentimes without any exception.
  In the face of this new wave of attacks on reproductive freedom, I 
have fought with many of my colleagues to preserve access to abortions 
and to restore a nationwide right to abortion access.
  House Democrats produced and passed legislation to ensure women can 
travel safely and freely to States in which abortion is still legal, 
have access to contraception, and cover abortions regardless of income 
or health status.
  We will not stop there.
  We will continue to push for legislation that will once again allow 
women everywhere in America to be in charge of their own health 
decisions.

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