Political Quotes

“I think it is shameful that my Republican colleagues have brought this bill to the floor to funnel money to so-called crisis pregnancy centers and away from programs that truly help families in need. My Republican colleagues are saying that these centers help women. In reality, too many of these centers trick women before they even walk in the door. They advertise themselves as real medical clinics. They are not. They might look like a normal doctor's office with ultrasound machines and employees wearing lab coats, but the coats are for show, and the employees are not medical professionals. Mr. Speaker, don't be fooled. The primary purpose of these centers is to deceive women, and the organizations promoting these centers are the same organizations advocating for a national abortion ban. Here is what should concern us all: These centers routinely spread medical misinformation and intentionally cause delays in accessing legitimate healthcare. Their theory is delay long enough and women in crisis are effectively forced to continue their pregnancies. Now, Mr. Speaker, you will hear my Republican colleagues tout that these centers offer maternal care. They don't. Real maternal care requires real medical professionals who offer real, ethical, and comprehensive health services, who are licensed and regulated, and who don't have a personal bias counter to their patients' medical interest or decisions.”