[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 162 (2016), Part 2]
[House]
[Page 2557]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                  WHOLE WOMAN'S HEALTH V. HELLERSTEDT

  (Ms. JUDY CHU of California asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. JUDY CHU of California. Mr. Speaker, this morning I stood in 
front of the Supreme Court with hundreds of passionate voices rallying 
to defend our right to choice.
  Before the Court today is one of the most significant abortion cases 
to be heard in years. For over 40 years now, Roe v. Wade has been the 
law of the land, recognizing a woman's right to a safe abortion when 
she needs it and where she needs it.
  But State laws, like the Texas law in question, chip away at that 
right so that women must drive hundreds of miles and face serious 
delays before exercising their right to choice.
  What is worse is that preventing women from accessing safe medical 
care has led to a sharp increase in self-induced abortions. We cannot 
accept putting women at risk by returning to the horrors of the back 
alley that harmed so many.
  Today I call on the Supreme Court to keep women safe and recognize 
that our constitutional rights should not depend on our ZIP Code.

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