[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 160 (2014), Part 4]
[House]
[Pages 4767-4768]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                              HOBBY LOBBY

  (Mr. PETERS of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. PETERS of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise to bring attention to 
the Hobby Lobby case, which is being argued today at the Supreme Court.
  In this case, a for-profit company is refusing to cover the birth 
control of its female employees, citing the owners' personal religious 
objections.
  In 2014, the idea that a woman has to fight for access to birth 
control is astonishing. Ninety-nine percent of American women will use 
contraception at some point in their lives.
  As I have said before, all health care decisions, including birth 
control and women's reproductive rights, should be between a woman and 
her doctor, not involving her boss or a politician here in Washington, 
D.C.
  The wide availability of birth control has been an enormous benefit 
for millions of women and the American economy, enabling generations of 
women to support themselves financially, complete their education, and 
plan for the right time to start a family.
  It is a basic, preventative health care option. It should not be 
available only at the discretion of a woman's employer, nor should a 
woman have to choose between her job and her health.
  As a husband of nearly 28 years and a father of two, it seems pretty 
simple to me. Women, not bosses, should be in

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charge of their personal health care decisions.

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