Sen. Cortez Masto: Abortion ‘Is Clearly About Personal Freedom,’ But GOP Only Defends It When It Suits Them

CORTEZ MASTO And let ░░░░░░░░ be very clear and ░░░░░░░░ Wyden my colleague pointed ░░░░░░░░ out this is hipocrisy ░░░░░░░░ an extreme level by ░░░░░░░░ on the far right ░░░░░░░░ want to wrap and ░░░░░░░░ themselves in the flag ░░░░░░░░ the First Amendment run ░░░░░░░░ talking about due process ░░░░░░░░ and equal protection but ░░░░░░░░ when it suits them ░░░░░░░░ this is clearly about ░░░░░░░░ freedom And if you ░░░░░░░░ believe in those freedoms ░░░░░░░░ due process and civil ░░░░░░░░ you are going to ░░░░░░░░ and fight for individuals ░░░░░░░░ freedom particularly when it ░░░░░░░░ to health care in ░░░░░░░░ country It is hypocritical ░░░░░░░░ they re not done ░░░░░░░░ see it every single ░░░░░░░░ in the state of ░░░░░░░░ women coming to our ░░░░░░░░ for their health care ░░░░░░░░ And now we have ░░░░░░░░ extreme Republicans trying to ░░░░░░░░ women from traveling to ░░░░░░░░ state and trying to ░░░░░░░░ those women and those ░░░░░░░░ who in my state ░░░░░░░░ supported the right of ░░░░░░░░ to choose So hypocrisy ░░░░░░░░ on the extreme with ░░░░░░░░ far right including the ░░░░░░░░ that this is a ░░░░░░░░ s rights issue Because ░░░░░░░░ they truly believed that ░░░░░░░░ would not be blocking ░░░░░░░░ state who had made ░░░░░░░░ decision to support women ░░░░░░░░ doctors in my state ░░░░░░░░ they would not be ░░░░░░░░ a path to criminalize ░░░░░░░░ That s why I ░░░░░░░░ introduced the freedom to ░░░░░░░░ for women for health ░░░░░░░░ in this country That ░░░░░░░░ protects our doctors from ░░░░░░░░ the essential health care ░░░░░░░░ women in need We ░░░░░░░░ continue to fight in ░░░░░░░░ Senate And believe me ░░░░░░░░ s not just the ░░░░░░░░ it s not just ░░░░░░░░ of us in Congress ░░░░░░░░ is a majority of ░░░░░░░░ American public that believes ░░░░░░░░ what we do We ░░░░░░░░ on the right side ░░░░░░░░ history We are on ░░░░░░░░ right side of freedoms ░░░░░░░░ women in this country ░░░░░░░░ so many others and ░░░░░░░░ is worth fighting for ░░░░░░░░ we are not done ░░░░░░░░ I am proud to ░░░░░░░░ with my colleagues here ░░░░░░░░ call it what it ░░░░░░░░ hypocrisy from the far ░░░░░░░░ extreme and continue to ░░░░░░░░ with so many across ░░░░░░░░ country who believe in ░░░░░░░░ freedoms And so I ░░░░░░░░ proud to join my ░░░░░░░░ and continue this fight.