Sean Patrick Maloney: “Last winter I received a notice in the mail that my health insurance coverage, by law, would no longer cover abortion.…”

“Last winter I received a notice in the mail that my health insurance coverage, by law, would no longer cover abortion. It was one small notice in the mail but a giant step backwards for a woman's right to choose. As a Member of the other side of the aisle has said repeatedly, "We intend to repeal choice procedure by procedure, little by little," and they are doing it. In this Congress they have passed 23 antichoice bills. With the Hoyer amendment, we are attempting to correct one. Support the Hoyer amendment. As a member of the new majority said, "We intend to outlaw choice procedure by procedure." And they are doing it--so far, they've passed 16 antichoice measures. We are trying, with the Hoyer amendment, to correct one tonight. Federal employees can no longer purchase, with their own money, insurance coverage for abortion services. The Hoyer amendment, the Supreme Court, and the majority of the American people support choice--and they support Federal employees' right to choose--with their own money. Defeat this assault on personal freedom, Support the Hoyer amendment.”