Lois Frankel: “I oppose this very cruel amendment which supports the Trump administration's rule that allows virtually any individual…”

“I oppose this very cruel amendment which supports the Trump administration's rule that allows virtually any individual or entity involved in a patient's care, from a hospital's board of directors to a receptionist that schedules procedures, to put personal beliefs ahead of a patient's health. This antiabortion obsession has gone to the ridiculousness. Under this Trump rule, a pharmacist could refuse to fill a prescription for birth control, a receptionist could refuse to schedule an abortion for a child rape victim, an ambulance driver could refuse to take a patient suffering from miscarriage to the hospital, all based upon their personal beliefs, not the patient's welfare. Mr. Chair, this rule is dangerous. The amendment is dangerous. It should be killed before it kills us. Ms. DeLAURO. Mr. Chair, I yield back the balance of my time.”