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On the recordDecember 12, 2023
Today, I rise on behalf of those who cannot speak for themselves--the unborn. Since 1973, over 60 million American children have lost their lives to the atrocity of abortion, the greatest human rights violation in history. We often boast that we are a nation of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Yet, we deny this sacred right to the most innocent among us. Last year, the Supreme Court gave the unborn a monumental victory with the Dobbs ruling, returning the issue of abortion to Congress and the States. That is why today I am introducing a series of three bills designed to further protect the most vulnerable among us--the unborn. First, the Love Them Both Act would prevent the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission from exploiting the Pregnant Workers Fairness Act to cover abortion or abortion-related services. The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act is designed to protect pregnant women from discrimination in the workplace, and it should not be used for political purposes. We have a responsibility to ensure both women and their unborn children are treated equally and fairly, and the Love Them Both Act does exactly that. Second, the Pregnancy Is Not an Illness Act would correct a longstanding but erroneous conclusion of the FDA. In 2000, the FDA fast-tracked approval of dangerous abortion-inducing drugs. To do so, they declared abortion to be a life-threatening illness.…
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Mary E Miller
Republican · Illinois
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Dec 12, 2023

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