Lynn C. Woolsey: “I rise, Mr. Chairman, in strong support of the motion to strike this gag rule from this bill, because congressional…”

“I rise, Mr. Chairman, in strong support of the motion to strike this gag rule from this bill, because congressional support for reproductive health services in developing countries becomes more important every day. Voluntary family planning services increase child survival, promote safe motherhood, and give women around the globe the help they need to control their lives. Without international family planning, women in developing nations face more unwanted pregnancies, more poverty, and more despair. Mr. Chairman, it is ironic that the same people who deny women the choice of an abortion also seek to eliminate support for family planning programs. These are the programs that reduce the need for abortion. These same people would not allow organizations that participate in family planning programs to use their very own funds to provide information and services to women around the globe. Give women around the world the help they need and vote for the Greenwood-Lowey amendment.”