[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 7]
[House]
[Page 9396]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




              PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILDREN PROTECTION ACT

  (Ms. EDWARDS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. EDWARDS. Mr. Speaker, I rise in strong opposition to H.R. 1797, 
which the House will consider later today. It is another in a long, 
long line of assaults on women's health; and it is blatantly 
unconstitutional.
  Reproductive health, including abortion care, is a private medical 
decision between a woman and her health care provider--period. A 
woman's right to choose is a fundamental freedom, and there is no place 
for dark-suited politicians to impose their personal beliefs on a 
woman's private medical decisions.
  H.R. 1797 doesn't even include an adequate life exception that takes 
a woman's health into account. It is patently unconstitutional and is 
completely inconsistent with the Supreme Court's decision in Roe v. 
Wade.
  Mr. Speaker, once again it is clear that my Republican colleagues are 
unable or unwilling to put forth ideas to create jobs, strengthen the 
economy, or invest in America's future. Instead, here we go with 
another ideological battle. American women have one unified message for 
Republicans: stay out of our doctors' offices, stay out of our health 
care, and leave us alone.

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