[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 37 (Thursday, February 29, 2024)]
[House]
[Page H752]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  ENSURING HEALTHCARE RIGHTS OF WOMEN

  (Ms. BARRAGAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. BARRAGAN. Mr. Speaker, while they once again push us to the brink 
of a government shutdown, extreme MAGA Republicans are attacking our 
freedoms and pushing to ban in vitro fertilization, or IVF.
  We have seen the devastating consequences of the Republican march 
toward a nationwide abortion ban on display in Alabama where extreme 
Republican-appointed judges have issued a ruling that prevents women 
from accessing IVF.
  House Democrats believe women and their families should be allowed to 
make these personal decisions about when to have children.
  Republicans claim to support IVF, but Americans should look at their 
actions, not their words. Led by Speaker   Mike Johnson, most House 
Republicans are sponsoring a bill that would threaten IVF nationwide 
and criminalize reproductive healthcare for women.
  Republicans have appointed judges to overturn reproductive freedoms 
for women. This week, Senate Republicans blocked a bill that would 
protect IVF nationwide.
  House Democrats are united to ensure that women, not politicians, can 
make their own reproductive healthcare decisions.

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