Wayne Allard: “I rise in support of H.R. 1122, otherwise referred to as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997. As we have just…”

“I rise in support of H.R. 1122, otherwise referred to as the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 1997. As we have just heard from the previous comments, there are strongly held views on both sides of the abortion issue. I see this every day in my discussions with Coloradans, and I realize that this debate will continue for a long time. The people of my home State of Colorado know that personally I am pro-life and as a State Senator I had a strong pro-life voting record. I maintained that strong stance in my 6 years in the House of Representatives, and I intend to continue to vote my conscience on the issue of abortion during my tenure in the Senate. But what we have before us today is not an issue that breaks down between the pro-choice camp versus the pro-life camp. Even people in the pro-choice camp believe that there are certain reasonable restrictions that should be placed on abortion. A good example is the restriction that we place on public funding of abortions.”