Pro-Choice Physician Slams GOP's "Health Care Surveillance Act"
January 24, 2025
January 24, 2025
WASHINGTON, Jan. 24 -- Rep. Maxine Dexter, D-Oregon, issued the following news release on Jan. 23, 2025:
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives against H.R. 21, an extreme bill to criminalize doctors for providing lifesaving health care. An excerpt of her comments below, edited for clarity:
"Killing infants after birth is murder. It is illegal everywhere in this country. This bill is a thinly veil . . .
Today, Congresswoman Maxine Dexter, M.D. (OR-03) spoke on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives against H.R. 21, an extreme bill to criminalize doctors for providing lifesaving health care. An excerpt of her comments below, edited for clarity:
"Killing infants after birth is murder. It is illegal everywhere in this country. This bill is a thinly veil . . .