[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 1]
[House]
[Pages 960-961]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                CONGRESS SHOULD HELP WOMEN AND FAMILIES

  (Ms. BONAMICI asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, in 1973, 42 years ago, the Supreme Court 
ruled in Roe v. Wade that women have the right to safe and legal 
abortion.
  I remember the days before that landmark decision. Mr. Speaker, over 
the centuries it has been clear, when abortion is illegal, it does not 
go away but is very unsafe.
  On this anniversary of Roe v. Wade, we should commit to reducing 
unwanted pregnancies. We should commit

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to making family planning services more available.
  To help women and families, we should be passing the Paycheck 
Fairness Act for equal pay and a robust infrastructure plan for jobs 
across this country.
  To help women and families, let's stop trying to take away women's 
rights. Let's protect their health care. Let's pass the Women's Health 
Protection Act and say ``no'' to unconstitutional attempts to restrict 
the right of women to safe and legal abortion.

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