On the recordJuly 21, 2022
My friends on the other side of the aisle must have amnesia. You know why we are on this floor today? Because of the Dobbs case from a runaway Supreme Court, dominated by Members who answered that they understood precedent in Roe v. Wade and ignored it. I thank Congresswoman Manning and all of the cosponsors who recognize that we have to methodically protect women. Do you know what is happening to doctors? Every news station will have doctors on, frightened about what they should do about women's healthcare. This is important legislation, Right to Contraception, because it does deal with menstrual regulation, endometriosis, or hormonal imbalance. Teenagers are given this because of menstrual problems, but those who don't understand this, they are standing on the floor talking about this is a runaway bill. If it is coronavirus, the monkey pox, or any other health matter, it is Democrats who are saving America. This legislation is definitely needed because the Supreme Court has trampled on the Constitution, trampled on the Ninth Amendment, trampled on equal protection under the law. I support H.R. 8373. The women who are in need, who are vulnerable, who are individuals, who are minority women need this legislation. Madam Speaker, I am proud to rise in strong support of H.R. 8373, the ``Right to Contraception Act.'' H.R. 8373 would expressly assert the right of an individual to obtain and utilize contraception.…
