Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act

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Ms. BONAMICI. Mr. Speaker, I rise to speak against this extreme legislation that would criminalize doctors. As we have heard, killing a baby is already against the law. What we should be doing is working together to get accurate healthcare information to anyone who is pregnant or who wants to be pregnant.

Here is a real story from Oregon. A county public health clinic closed, and when a local woman missed her period, she went to a so- called crisis pregnancy center. She got a test and an ultrasound.

The center said: You are pregnant. All is well. You should plan for a new baby.

A month later, she was hemorrhaging and went to the emergency department where the doctor diagnosed a uterine polyp and early cancer.

That blurry ultrasound she got at the crisis pregnancy center was not a baby. It was impacted stool in her colon. She was obviously and dangerously misdiagnosed.

Sadly, stories like this are not uncommon, which is why I will soon introduce the Stop Anti-Abortion Disinformation Act to prohibit unfair and deceptive advertising of services by crisis pregnancy centers. They often engage in deception to get people in, and then they mislead them about the services they provide and often tragically mislead them about their condition.

Now, that is a real problem and one that makes a compelling case not for this bill but for comprehensive reproductive healthcare.

Mr. Speaker, I urge a ``no'' vote on this bill.

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