Leader Schumer Floor Remarks On Republicans’ Continued Attack On Reproductive Rights In Their “Big, Ugly Betrayal," Announcing Democrats Will Fight These Dangerous Provisions In Every Way Possible
Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor on Republicans sneaking a backdoor abortion ban into their “Big, Ugly Bill” in an attempt to further set back reproductive rights in America ahead of the 3-year anniversary of the disastrous Dobbs decision and announced that Senate Democrats will fight these provisions with every tool available. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:
Next week marks a very grim anniversary in America: three years since the disastrous Dobbs decision.
Three years later, 21 states have restricted the right to choose.
14 states have practically total abortion bans.
And what is the Republicans’ response?
They want to keep going, attack reproductive care even more.
Deep inside Republicans’ “Big, Ugly Betrayal,” they have snuck in a backdoor abortion ban.
First, they have a provision that would defund Planned Parenthood.
Second, they have a provision to eliminate coverage for comprehensive reproductive care from the marketplace.
Senate Democrats will fight these devastating and deadly measures with everything we’ve got – including through the Byrd Bath. Both provisions have to go through he Byrd Bath.
Because here are the consequences of the Republican provisions:
Two hundred Planned Parenthood health centers in 24 states would close.
Ninety percent of these closures would be in states where abortion is currently legal.
So much for states’ rights – not when it comes to abortion or guns with this Republican party.
And why are they doing this? Well, part of it is ideological and part of it is to fund tax cuts for billionaires.
It’s an assault, not just on Planned Parenthood, not just on reproductive care, but on every woman in America.
Democrats will fight these backdoor abortion bans with every fiber of our being.
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