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House Vote Today Is Not Only Shameless Politics, It's Bad Policy That is Extremely Dangerous for Women's Health

Today, members of the House of Representatives are set to vote on a bill that is so out of touch and extreme that it comes as no surprise that the bill's sponsor is a man that believes "the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low."

In reaction to the vote in the House today, NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue said:

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Today, members of the House of Representatives are set to vote on a bill that is so out of touch and extreme that it comes as no surprise that the bill's sponsor is a man that believes "the incidence of rape resulting in pregnancy are very low."

In reaction to the vote in the House today, NARAL Pro-Choice America President Ilyse Hogue said:

"Today's vote is shameless politics. It's anti-choice lawmakers in congress catering to the most extreme wing of their political base. What they seem not to care about is that their political agenda puts the health of women across the country at great risk. This bill is yet another example of how anti-choice leaders in Congress have ignored the results of the last election. The House of Representatives should be working on the country's real, pressing challenges, not wasting their time and our money re-fighting 40-year-old battles and putting women's health and safety in jeopardy in order to advance their own political agenda."

For over 50 years, Reproductive Freedom for All (formerly NARAL Pro-Choice America) has fought to protect and advance reproductive freedom at the federal and state levels—including access to abortion care, birth control, pregnancy and post-partum care, and paid family leave—for everybody. Reproductive Freedom for All is powered by its more than 4 million members from every state and congressional district in the country, representing the 8 in 10 Americans who support legal abortion.

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