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On the recordFebruary 26, 2016
The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear Whole Woman's Health v. Hellerstedt next Tuesday, a case challenging the Texas law that has deprived women of their constitutional right to make their own healthcare decisions. I was proud to join 163 of my colleagues in an amicus brief in support of women's health centers. Texas is home to 5.4 million women of reproductive age, and this appalling law would leave only 10 clinics open in the entire State-- 10--in Texas. As a mother of two daughters, I find this unacceptable. It is a moral outrage when legislatures full of mostly male politicians interfere in women's healthcare decisions. From Texas to my home State of Florida, to this very body, we are seeing an unprecedented attack on women's health, and I will not be silent about it. These laws have not and will not make women safer. They are intrusive and invade women's personal, most private decisions. It is my deepest hope that the Supreme Court overturns this offensive Texas law. ____________________
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida
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Feb 26, 2016

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