The GOP's Assault on Women



The GOP's Assault on Women

HON. JOHN YARMUTH

OF KENTUCKY IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

Tuesday, March 6, 2012 THE GOP'S ASSAULT ON WOMEN (Mr. YARMUTH asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 minute.) Mr. YARMUTH. Madam Speaker, 's appalling attack on Georgetown student Sandra Fluke is no isolated incident, but part of a broader GOP assault on women's health. Republicans have ushered in with legislation to allow employers and insurance companies to deny women needed health coverage. But let's also take a look at their recent record on issues important to women's health. Last year, Republicans voted to end Federal funding for Planned Parenthood, the largest provider of reproductive health services in the United States. They voted to eliminate funding for Title X family planning which, for 40 years, has provided family planning services, cancer screenings, and other preventive health services to low-income women. And with their attempt to repeal the health care reform law, Republicans voted to allow insurance companies to, once again, deny women coverage if they've ever been pregnant, had a C-section, or been the victim of domestic violence. Madam Speaker, Republicans' idea of Women's History Month is reenacting the women's equality fight of 100 years ago. I call on my GOP colleagues to join us here in the 21st century, where women not only raise families, they have jobs, and they even wear pants.

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