[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9261]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                       A WOMAN'S RIGHT TO CHOOSE

  (Mr. BARBER asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mr. BARBER. I rise tonight as the father of two strong and 
accomplished women and as the grandfather of three grandchildren in 
order to speak against H.R. 1797, which will come before the House 
tomorrow, in which we will be asked yet again to put government in 
charge of a woman's private medical decisions.
  We must protect the right of every woman to make her health care 
decisions with her doctor without interference by politicians in 
Washington. Only she can decide what is best for her and her family. 
This is an issue of personal liberty. The Supreme Court ruled more than 
half a century ago that Americans had the right to make their own 
choices about reproductive health. Yet, once again, we will debate a 
new piece of legislation to limit the rights of women.
  I will oppose H.R. 1797 tomorrow, and I strongly urge my colleagues 
on both sides of the aisle to do the same--to stand up for women and to 
oppose the latest attempt to intrude into their most personal health 
care decisions.

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