Zoe Lofgren: “44 years ago, the Supreme Court made an important decision. It said that women have a constitutional right to make…”

“44 years ago, the Supreme Court made an important decision. It said that women have a constitutional right to make decisions about their own health care and their own bodies, not the government. It was just a few days ago that millions of American women marched all across the United States, reaffirming their opposition to efforts to take away their rights. That is what this bill would do. There has been a lot of discussion about taxpayers funding abortion. That is not currently the law, not only in the Hyde amendment, but the Affordable Care Act requires women who wish to have this coverage to pay for it themselves. We have heard a lot about alternative facts recently, but the fact is there is no taxpayer money for abortion in the United States--there hasn't ever been for many years--and that was also the accommodation that the Supreme Court made. Let's make sure that the constitutional rights of women to control their own bodies is not attacked.”