On the recordMay 31, 2012
This week, Republicans are bringing to the floor a bill that purports to stop abortions based on sex selection, but it is so broadly written and so clearly unconstitutional that it is obvious that they are really after rolling back the clock and undermining comprehensive health care for women. The bill includes a provision that would allow a woman's husband or parents--by merely alleging that an abortion is because of gender--to seek injunctive relief to prevent the doctor from performing abortion procedures, sending an incredibly private and personal decision into the courts and potentially forcing women against their will or health to go through with a pregnancy. Republicans oppose protections for immigrant women under the Violence Against Women Act, they oppose pay equity and access to contraceptives, but with this bill they claim to be defenders of women? Today marks the third anniversary of the death--and the murder--of Dr. George Tiller of Wichita, Kansas, who performed legal abortions. His motto was ``Trust women.'' He believed that women--not the government--should make the decisions about their health and their lives. I'm not fooled, and American women aren't fooled. This bill is just the latest strike by Republicans in the war on women. ____________________
