Political Quotes

“no matter where we stand on the abortion issue, most Americans agree the brutal and horrific practice of partial-birth abortion needs to end. In previous Congresses, legislation to ban partial-birth abortion has been thwarted by Presidential veto. This year President Bush will sign this bill into law, making it the first abortion-limiting law on the books since Roe v. Wade was enacted. This is truly a historic moment and a milestone for the rights of the unborn. This is also a historic time for this Congress. We have listened to the will of our constituents, and we hear them loud and clear. They demand a ban on partial-birth abortion. According to a recently Gallup Poll conducted earlier this year, 70 percent of Americans favor a law which would make this procedure illegal except in cases necessary to save the life of the mother. The outrage over this grotesque practice is nothing new. The American Medical Association has said, "The partial delivery of a living fetus for the purpose of killing it outside the womb is ethically offensive to most Americans and physicians. It degrades the medical practice and cheapens the value of life." As a husband and father of four beautiful children, I have a deep respect for the sanctity of life and the miracle of childbirth.”