Political Quotes

“We are discussing the partial-birth abortion ban, a horrible procedure likened to infanticide--late-term abortions as our distinguished and knowledgeable colleague from Tennessee has described to us. Normally, when we come to the floor, we talk about subjects about which we have read in books or what we have learned from briefings, but we have just heard the Senator from Tennessee, who is an accomplished and distinguished surgeon, describe as best one can describe why this is an objectionable, totally unnecessary and unwarranted procedure--a fully developed fetus, viable, brought down the birth canal feet first, and then delivered all but the head. Then the abortionist takes a pair of scissors, inserts them in the back of the baby's neck, collapses the brain and the baby is delivered dead. The overwhelming majority of people in America and Missourians will vote against this. Last night, the Missouri General Assembly passed a ban by veto majority. When we debated the issue last summer and fall, I received over 50,000 letters and post cards supporting the ban. No other issue has generated that amount of mail. The issue would be settled if President Clinton had not vetoed the bill last year against the wishes of an overwhelming number of Americans.”