Political Quotes

“I include in the Record a letter from The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and 60 other civil rights organizations in support of the Women's Health Protection Act. The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, Washington, DC, September 23, 2021. Support the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 Dear Representative: The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, and the 60 undersigned organizations dedicated to protecting and advancing the civil rights, health, and economic security of all persons in the United States write in support of the Women's Health Protection Act of 2021 (H.R. 3755). We urge all members to vote yes on the bill when it reaches the floor. By protecting abortion access from medically unnecessary restrictions that obstruct the right of all persons to obtain safe, legal abortion services, the Women's Health Protection Act (WHPA) seeks to remedy and prevent the onslaught of state-level abortion bans and restrictions that cause significant and sometimes insurmountable challenges to receiving abortion care. These challenges disproportionately impact the ability of low-income women and women of color to access health care, robs individuals of bodily autonomy, and threatens the economic security of families and individuals, many of whom are already struggling to get by. This issue is one of grave urgency. Just this month, five Supreme Court justices denied an emergency request to block Texas S.B.…”