[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2511]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   ABORTION ACCESS AND WOMEN'S RIGHTS

  (Mrs. CAPPS asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Mrs. CAPPS. Mr. Speaker, as has been mentioned, today, March 1, marks 
the beginning of Women's History Month.
  While there is much to celebrate, we must use this time to continue 
the fight toward full equality. That is why I rise today to reaffirm my 
support for a woman's right to make her own decisions about her health 
and her family.
  This week the Supreme Court will hear arguments on yet another effort 
to undercut this freedom. By imposing unnecessary requirements whose 
sole purpose is to close reproductive health clinics, lawmakers 
continue to play politics with women's health.
  Some of us remember the time before women had safe access to abortion 
care. Countless women made desperate decisions that put their health at 
risk. We cannot go back to that day. No one can fully know the 
circumstances that a woman who faces a decision to end a pregnancy is 
challenged by.
  We need to trust women and let them make their own decisions along 
with their healthcare providers, family, and faith, not politicians.

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