Virginia Foxx: “Predictably, our colleagues are misrepresenting the contents of this…”

On the recordJuly 13, 2016

Predictably, our colleagues are misrepresenting the contents of this bill. This bill does not affect any abortion provider who currently performs the procedure and who wishes to continue. If the Conscience Protection Act becomes law, abortion will still be just as legal and accessible as it is today. The bill seeks only to ensure that healthcare providers will not be forced by government to violate their moral or religious convictions. Madam Speaker, I yield 1\1/2\ minutes to the gentlewoman from Missouri (Mrs. Wagner).

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Virginia Foxx

Republican · North Carolina

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Jul 13, 2016

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