[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 155 (2009), Part 23]
[House]
[Pages 30783-30784]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                OPPOSITION TO THE STUPAK-PITTS AMENDMENT

  (Ms. WOOLSEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. WOOLSEY. Mr. Speaker, I join my colleagues today to show 
opposition to the Stupak-Pitts amendment

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and its new limitation on women's reproductive rights. The House bill 
already had language that reflects current law prohibiting funds from 
being used for abortion while allowing women to use their own money to 
buy the coverage that they need.
  The Stupak-Pitts amendment goes beyond the Hyde amendment. It sets 
new precedent for restricting women's rights and eliminating coverage 
for an important and legal health service that millions of women 
currently have. That's why I will join with my colleagues to vote 
against any final health reform bill if it contains the Stupak-Pitts 
amendment.

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