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Supporting Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act

Floor Speech

Date: Jan. 21, 2026
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. THOMPSON of California. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman for yielding.

Mr. Speaker, I rise today in opposition to this legislation that prioritizes a partisan agenda over the health, privacy, and autonomy of women.

Most of these so-called pregnancy centers are not licensed medical clinics. What does that mean? It means they can and often do share women's private medical information without their consent. It means they can and often do provide false and misleading medical information about abortion, contraception, and other reproductive health services for women.

In California, my home State, our attorney general was compelled to issue a consumer alert warning the public about deceptive practices employed by these centers.

At a time when access to reproductive healthcare is under attack, our Republican colleagues are advancing a bill that funnels resources to organizations that mislead women rather than provide comprehensive medical care.

Let me repeat: Most of these so-called pregnancy centers are not licensed medical clinics. How can we, in good conscience, send our constituents for healthcare to unlicensed facilities? I urge my colleagues to vote ``no'' on this measure.

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