[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 10 (Thursday, January 18, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ASSAULT ON WOMEN'S RIGHTS CONTINUES

  (Mr. BLUMENAUER asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BLUMENAUER. Mr. Speaker, in the last 1\1/2\ years, we have seen 
the horrific impact of overturning the right to an abortion, and the 
assault continues.
  The Supreme Court just announced that it would be hearing a challenge 
to the Biden administration's policy that abortion remains a form of 
emergency treatment for women whose lives are at risk.
  This was done to ensure that even in States that have draconian 
abortion bans, doctors are able to provide needed emergency medical 
care.
  It is unconscionable that doctors are calling their lawyers while 
patients are dying on the operating table.
  Too often the so-called pregnancy crisis centers are a sham that 
peddle misinformation, and they certainly shouldn't be eligible for 
Federal dollars meant to help people in need.
  Why are we wasting our time on culture wars instead of policies that 
actually help American families?
  This is a disservice to the American people, and I urge my colleagues 
to reject this legislation.

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