[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 256-257]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                    40TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, I also rise today to recognize the 40th 
anniversary of the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision. This landmark 
decision granted American women the right to make their own personal 
health decisions, in consultation with their family and their faith, 
and without government intrusion.
  However, this right has been under steady attack in recent years, 
with a clear goal: to make it so difficult to obtain a safe and legal 
abortion that it's become de facto illegal. But I'm among those who 
remember what it was like when women were pushed into the shadows to 
get care, and we cannot go back to that dangerous time.
  The truth is, none of us can walk in the shoes of each woman facing 
an unwanted pregnancy, so let's use this anniversary to renew our 
commitment to ensuring that every woman in America can make her own 
decision and walk her own path.

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