Val Demings: “America is a great Nation, but with all the challenges we face--protecting our homeland, repairing our broken…”

“America is a great Nation, but with all the challenges we face--protecting our homeland, repairing our broken infrastructure, taking care of our seniors, creating an economy that works for working people--extremist politicians continue to find time for their war on women. When I was a police officer, I put away rapists, stalkers, and domestic abusers. Now, extremist politicians in Texas and my State of Florida are instead trying to empower those same criminals to sue victims if they get an abortion. Let me be clear: No Florida woman needs to justify her healthcare decisions to anyone. It is our freedom to decide versus your attempts to control. When I chose to start a family, I did not ask my Senator, my Congressman, nor my Governor for permission. Every woman has the right and the freedom to make her choice for herself and to do so based on her own personal, individual circumstances. The Constitution is a stubborn thing. This week, we will preserve the constitutional protections of the 1973 decision in Roe v. Wade. I ask my colleagues to support women by voting for the Women's Health Protection Act. ____________________”