[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 10]
[House]
[Page 13704]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   BE BOLD AND END THE HYDE AMENDMENT

  (Mr. QUIGLEY asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. QUIGLEY. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of the EACH Woman 
Act, to ensure that every woman receiving care or insurance through the 
Federal Government be covered for abortion services. I am glad to join 
leaders in the fight for reproductive rights here on the floor today.
  Whether a woman has private or government-funded health insurance, 
she should have coverage for the full range of pregnancy-related care, 
including abortion. For 40 years, the Hyde amendment has interfered 
with a woman's health decisions simply because she is poor. Research 
shows that restricting Medicaid coverage of abortion, as the Hyde 
amendment requires, forces one in four poor women seeking abortion to 
carry an unwanted pregnancy to term.
  Women have the right to determine when and if they have children. 
That is a right protected under the Constitution for all women, not 
just those who can afford private health insurance. I am proud to 
cosponsor the EACH Woman Act, and I call on my colleagues to be bold; 
end Hyde.

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