[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 204 (Tuesday, December 12, 2023)]
[House]
[Page H6843]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                     DENYING WOMEN LIFESAVING CARE

  (Ms. BALINT asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BALINT. Madam Speaker, no one should need permission from a judge 
or a Governor to make a personal choice for their family and for their 
health.
  This week, the Texas Supreme Court ruled that 31-year-old mother of 
two, Kate Cox, was not entitled to a medically necessary abortion 
despite her doctor's concerns for her health. She had to make the 
decision to leave her State to access the care she needed and deserved, 
a choice that is not available to everyone.
  Ms. Cox is not the first woman to be denied lifesaving care, and she 
will certainly not be the last.
  Women across this country in States like Texas, Kentucky, 
Mississippi, Idaho, and others have been stripped of their most basic 
rights.
  It is disturbing. It is dangerous.
  We know that these extreme laws are going to cost lives, and they 
disproportionately impact women of color and low-income women. 
Republicans are literally denying women the lifesaving care they need.
  The Dobbs decision did exactly what it was intended to do: to strip 
women of their bodily autonomy. It is inhumane, it is cruel, and it is 
clearly against the will of the American people.
  We cannot let them win.

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