Women's Health Protection Act

Floor Speech

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Mr. OSSOFF. Madam President; today, I voted that the Senate should proceed to consider H.R. 3755, the Womens Health Protection Act, which would codify in Federal law the privacy of women's reproductive healthcare established by the Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision.

I support the privacy of women's healthcare, codification of Roe v. Wade, and proceeding to consideration of this measure. Should the Senate proceed, however, nonbinding commentary in the bill's preamble as currently drafted wrongly and unfairly impugns the motives and integrity of fellow Americans who view this issue differently.

I represent a State with a broad diversity of views, and I respect that diversity. I respect the opinions of my constituents even when I do not share them, and I recognize that good people may arrive at different opinions in good faith.

So should the Senate proceed to consider this measure, as I will vote that it should, it must remove from the preamble to this bill divisive rhetoric that wrongly accuses Georgians who hold a different view than mine of having views rooted in misogyny. In a country so politically polarized and divided, we must recommit to tolerance and mutual respect.

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