Kathy Manning: “Last November the American people delivered a clear message: Women want the right to make their own reproductive…”

“Last November the American people delivered a clear message: Women want the right to make their own reproductive decisions. My Republican colleagues must have missed that message because they just passed a bill that inserts politics into private family decisions. That bill is an attempt to create a false and gruesome narrative to interfere with a doctor's care for her patients and to falsely suggest that doctors don't already have a legal obligation to provide the best possible care for their patients. This fearmongering is dangerous. It could leave doctors fearful of providing the best care for patients who are facing devastating circumstances. It could cause further pain to families facing the heartbreak of a fetus with a fatal abnormality. The real aim of this bill is to vilify and punish women and their doctors. I voted ``no'' on H.R. 26. I will continue to stand up for women's reproductive rights. ____________________”