WASHINGTON, DC – On June 22, Congresswoman Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-37) spoke on the House Floor to call out the criminalization of women and girls one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned. Below is a transcript of her remarks and a link to the video.
To watch her full remarks, click here.
“I rise today nearly one year after Roe v. Wade was overturned to condemn the continued sanctioned assault on women.
In the year since this decision, more women have been prosecuted for their pregnancy outcomes, and more laws have been introduced to further criminalize us than ever before.
Is it okay to arrest a woman for having a stillbirth?
Is it a crime to assist a pregnant child of rape or incest to get an abortion?
Is it reasonable to classify abortion as a homicide?
No.
But that is where we are now.
A woman can now be prosecuted for the death of her unborn child.
It is almost a capital offense to be born a woman.
Given the likelihood that your female child may be raped, have a complicated pregnancy, or just need an abortion, would you want her to be treated like a criminal?
No.
Women’s bodies have suffered endless surveillance and control for long enough.
It is time that we stand up and talk about this, and it must end now.
Thank you, and I yield back.”
Original source can be found here.
