Lynn C. Woolsey: “there truly is no rest for the weary. And I tell my colleagues, the women of this country are weary. They are just plain…”

“there truly is no rest for the weary. And I tell my colleagues, the women of this country are weary. They are just plain tired of the constant stream of attacks launched by the Republican leadership in this House. Mr. Speaker, today's assault on women is especially dangerous. It is dangerous because it puts women's health at risk. I rise in opposition to this rule today because it does not allow an amendment to safeguard the health of women in this country. The health of women should be what this bill is about, Mr. Speaker. Instead, this bill makes complicated medical pronouncements while ignoring the health of women, those who are most affected. That is why the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, the American Nurses Association, and the American Medical Women's Association all strongly oppose this legislation. These groups oppose the bill, Mr. Speaker, because it will hurt women, plain and simple, hurt women. Mr. Speaker, it continues to amaze me that Members of this House have so little faith in women, the very people who bear and raise the children of this country, so little faith that they would deny them access to the lifesaving procedures out of some ridiculous notion that pregnant women do not care about their children, that they wait until the last moment to abort a pregnancy. Mr. Speaker, I urge my colleagues, put women ahead of politics. I urge my colleagues, defeat the previous question.…”