Political Quotes

“earlier this week, we lost a friend and a champion for reproductive rights: Cecile Richards. She helped countless women and changed the conversation around women's health and abortion. And I know, if she were here, she would say: The fight continues. And that is very clear given what Republicans are choosing to focus on today. Of all the bills that we could be voting on--lowering healthcare costs, expanding childcare, helping our families--it is an absolute disgrace that Republicans are spending their very first week in power attacking women, criminalizing doctors, and lying about abortion. I am not going to let anyone perpetuate disgusting lies about people who have abortions and the providers who care for them. This is not how abortion works. Republicans know it. All babies are already protected under the law, regardless of the circumstance of their birth. Doctors already have a legal obligation to provide appropriate medical care, and we already know this sham bill from Republicans is not going anywhere. We have been here before. The last time we voted down this bill, I actually spoke about something Republicans refuse to acknowledge in this debate: the struggles--the struggles of a pregnant woman who has received tragic news that her baby had a fatal medical condition and would not be able to survive and who are able to make the choice that was right for their family.…”