[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 2]
[House]
[Pages 2495-2496]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  ACCESS TO WOMEN'S HEALTH SAVES LIVES

  (Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Ms. JACKSON LEE of Texas. Yesterday, Mr. Speaker, I had the privilege 
of meeting with leaders who treat women as OB/GYNs from Baylor College 
of Medicine and from St. Joseph Hospital in Houston, Texas. They 
acknowledged the importance of access to women's health care.
  In a hearing in Judiciary, a very renowned doctor, an OB/GYN, 
indicated that thousands of women are impacted with respect to cervical 
cancer by having access to contraceptives and to be able to be treated 
properly.
  Let me be very clear: Now, with the established compromise, no 
religious institution will have to pay any money. One of the witnesses 
who happened to be a bishop said, That's fine; I'm not interfering with 
what some woman does elsewise.
  So why do we have this crisis? We have a settlement to resolve--the 
protection of religious liberty and the protection of women's rights.
  May I quickly indicate that just recently I introduced H.R. 83 that 
has to do with preventing bullying. And with the tragic incidences of 
the last 48 hours--now three young people dead--it's time again for 
this House to move again on a bill that deals with best practices to 
help our schools understand how to help our children.

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  I look forward to this legislation moving forward. I also look 
forward to acknowledging that access to women's health saves lives. 
Let's save lives.

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