[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 161 (2015), Part 5]
[House]
[Page 6591]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                PAIN-CAPABLE UNBORN CHILD PROTECTION ACT

  (Ms. ADAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. ADAMS. Madam Speaker, today I rise against H.R. 36, the Pain-
Capable Unborn Child Protection Act, which should be called the Painful 
and Oppressive to Women Act.
  In January, women of the Republican Conference were so appalled by 
H.R. 36 they blocked it from coming to the floor. Four months later it 
is back. Shameful.
  Madam Speaker, the changes Republicans have made to this legislation 
are mere smokescreens and have done nothing to alleviate the burdens 
placed on women who are already grappling with the hard decision of 
whether or not to terminate a pregnancy.
  H.R. 36 poses grave dangers to women. And the American people will 
not be fooled. Women's health and personal decisions should be between 
a woman, her family, and her doctor, not a male-dominated Congress.
  Most abortions take place before 21 weeks, so many women who have 
abortions later in pregnancy do so because of medical complications and 
other barriers to access.
  H.R. 36 would harm women in need and increase obstacles to obtaining 
safe and legal abortions. I urge my colleagues to oppose this 
legislation. It is really bad.

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