VIDEO: On the Roe v. Wade Anniversary, Rep. Min Joins Reproductive Freedom Caucus
Rep. Min: “Women, not politicians in Washington, DC, should be making their own decisions on when, whether, and how to start a family.”
Washington, D.C. — On the 52nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, and two and a half years after Roe was overturned, Representative Dave Min (CA-47) announced that he joined the Reproductive Freedom Caucus and condemned H.R. 21, which is legislation put forth by House Republicans that would put draconian criminal penalties on reproductive health care providers and harm patients, in a new floor speech. Watch the floor speech here.
As a California State Senator, then-Senator Min led legislation to codify abortion rights in the California State Constitution. He also authored a transformative bill that made California the first state in the nation to recognize reproductive coercion as a form of domestic violence.
TRANSCRIPT:
“Mr. Speaker, I rise today because it is the 52nd anniversary of the Roe v. Wade decision, and reproductive freedom– and the lives and well being of countless women in this country– is under attack.
“We are only one week into the Trump administration, and House Republicans are already introducing draconian legislation that would strip away the reproductive rights of women.
“This legislation will exacerbate the growing crisis in reproductive health care, driving OB-GYN doctors out of the profession, and endangering the health of women.
“This cannot stand.
“As the father of a 12-year-old daughter, I refuse to let her grow up in a world where she has fewer freedoms than the generations that came before her.
“That is why I am proud to announce I have joined the Reproductive Freedom Caucus.
“As a California State Senator, I led legislation to protect and expand reproductive rights and abortion access, and I am proud to take up this fight in Congress.
“Every person deserves the autonomy to make their own health care decisions. And we must continue to do everything we can to restore reproductive freedoms and move our country forward.
“Women, not politicians in Washington, DC, should be making their own decisions on when, whether, and how to start a family.
“Thank you, and I yield back.”
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