Floor statement in support of abortion access

Title

Floor statement in support of abortion access

Description

On August 2nd, 1989, AuCoin gave what became known as his “Take Names and Kick Ankles” speech. The statement was in response to an amendment proposed by Representative Robert Dornan, Republican from California, to prevent the use of public funds for abortion in the District of Columbia. From his seat on the House Appropriations Committee, AuCoin led the debate, declaring that Congress could no longer pass anti-abortion policy without political backlash. This is one of a collection of digitized objects from the Les AuCoin Papers (MS.147) at the Pacific University Archives, and it can be found in Box 10, Folder 8.

Creator

AuCoin, Les

Date Created

1989

Is Part Of

Congressional Record

Subject

Pro-choice movement
Reproductive rights

Place

Washington, D.C.

Identifier

PUA_MS147_146

Rights

http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-CR/1.0/

Type

Text