reproductive rights advocates and others that because of restrictive laws across the country, the supreme court, which is conservative could lead to that. she chose to have an abortion before the roe decision. she went to a back alley clinic in mexico. it was hard for her to share her story. at the same time shes with doing it because she didn t want women to experience what she experienced then. they re discussing it to push the policy conversation. they hope it can make a difference. they hope it this will cause a policy change. that s exactly right. i even asked congressman cori bush about republicans who sit on the committee who she s going testify in front of who have
wait, a minute? but what have you been doing for the last two hours? .delegating? oh, good one. move your xfinity services without breaking a sweat. xfinity makes moving easy. go online to transfer your services in about a minute. get started today. congress is very busy, but it can do more than one thing. it was quite a searing in congress today featuring lawmakers testifying as witnesses, which is something they can do procedurally to discuss choice in america. the hearing featuring people sharing deeply personal story. here is congressman cori bush. to all the black women and girls who have had abortions and will have abortions, we have nothing to be ashamed of. in the summer of 1994, i was
it wasn t easy for them, andle it was their first time. cori bush said it was now time to tell her story. it was like, okay, cori, you ve allowed yourself to be vulnerable in other ways. if there s going to be a moment an you feel comfortable, this is that moment. you ve told your story here but in other forms. why is testifying the way to go about it? i mean i think testifying makes it official. it puts it in the record. reporter: when congresswoman bush said it s her moment, she was moved by what she saw happening across the country, including her own home state. this is the em pettus for them to share their stories. you hear stories from
might need to use that reconciliation measure to get the dell ceiling passed a well. perhaps that s a way to sort of force democrats to come together on this issue as well. right now. we re looking at cori bush and another talking about their personal experiences with abortion. it comes on the heels of restricted laws. i want to get the rundown. good morning. these are not the stories that are easy to tell, nor are they the stories we hear in the halls of capitol hill. that s why thee lawmakers are telling their story.