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On the recordMay 10, 2022
I rise with outrage at the recent cruel attack on women's reproductive rights. Through a leak, we have learned about the Supreme Court draft opinion that would terrifyingly overturn Roe v. Wade if finalized. This is shocking. You see, I know what happens when Republicans strip reproductive rights away from women. I have seen it in my home State of Texas, which has the strictest reproductive healthcare laws in the country, S.B. 8. Each month, nearly 1,500 Texans are forced into such desperation where they travel to surrounding States for a chance to receive their healthcare. Many times these Texans are forced to travel in unsafe conditions, putting themselves in harm's way. Mr. Speaker, we will not go back. We must not go back. I urge my Senate colleagues to codify Roe v. Wade into law. We must protect a woman's right to reproductive healthcare. ____________________
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Sylvia Rodriguez Garcia
Democratic · Texas

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