[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 106 (Wednesday, June 24, 2026)]
[House]
[Page H4228]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        FIGHTING FOR EVERY WOMAN

  (Ms. DEXTER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. DEXTER. Mr. Speaker, the decision to have a child is one of the 
most personal decisions a human can make.
  As a physician, I have sat with patients during some of the hardest 
moments of their lives. I know these deeply personal medical decisions 
should be guided by science, evidence, and the trusted relationship 
between a physician and their patient, not by politicians or judges, 
and not by radical politicians and judges obsessed with policing 
women's bodies.
  Since the Supreme Court overturned Roe, more than 20 States have 
banned or restricted access to abortion, leaving millions of women with 
no legal right to make decisions about their own bodies. That is a 
moral failure.
  Abortion is not a privilege; it is essential healthcare. Every 
individual in this country should have bodily autonomy--no exceptions 
and no excuses.
  In Oregon, the right to abortion is protected, and I won't stop 
fighting for every woman, every young girl, and every person in this 
country to have full control of their own body.

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