Gabe Vasquez: “Decisions about women's health care, reproductive or…”

“That is not a medical term. The procedure. The procedure is called a dilation and evacuation. So equal to dismemberment. That is not a medical term. Hi everyone, it's Congressman Gabe Vasquez. Decisions about women's health care, reproductive or otherwise, belong in the doctor's office and not in the hands of a few crooked Supreme Court judges appointed by extremist Republicans with antiquated views about the choices that women get to make about their own bodies. That's why I'm proud to champion bills like the Women's Health Protection act to protect women's reproductive health care choices all across the country.” (00:24–00:42)

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