During a press event on Thursday, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) delivered remarks on reproductive freedom on the second anniversary of the Supreme Court Dobbs decision.
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00:00Good?
00:30Good morning. Let me begin by thanking Representative Diana DeGette and Representative Barbara Lee,
00:37our extraordinary co-chairs of the Pro-Choice Caucus, for their leadership and for gathering
00:43us here today, united as House Democrats in full, complete, and unequivocal support for
00:51reproductive freedom. Let me also thank Representative Judy Chu, Representative Kathy Manning, and
01:01Representative Susan Wilde for their extraordinary leadership. Two years ago, the far-right extreme
01:09Supreme Court majority overturned Roe v. Wade and detonated reproductive freedom for millions
01:18of American women. The catastrophic decision in Dobbs was just one part of the extreme
01:27MAGA Republican plan to impose a nationwide abortion ban, outlaw contraception, and limit
01:36access to IVF. Today, reproductive freedom is under assault throughout America. House
01:47Democrats unequivocally believe in a woman's freedom to make her own reproductive health
01:56care decisions, period, full stop. It's a decision that should be between a woman, her
02:04family, her faith, and her doctors. The far-right's extreme effort to take away reproductive freedom
02:15is unacceptable, unconscionable, and un-American. We must stop them, and together, we will stop
02:25them. House Democrats will continue to fight for nationwide access to abortion care. House
02:41Democrats will continue to fight for access to contraception. House Democrats will continue
02:47to fight for access to IVF. We will continue to stand up. We will continue to show up.
02:55We will continue to speak up. We will pass the Women's Health Protection Act. We will
03:01pass the Right to Contraception Act. We will pass IVF protection legislation. We will not
03:07rest until reproductive freedom is the law of the land for every single woman in the
03:13United States of America. It is now my honor to yield to a tremendous champion for reproductive
03:24freedom, our extraordinary Whip, the Honorable Katherine Clark.