On the recordOctober 3, 2017
It is always hard for me to understand why our colleagues on the other side of the aisle embrace junk science, whether it is around global warming, where 99 percent of the scientists say, yes, it is happening, or in this case. We have the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists from 2010 indicating that ``connections from the periphery to the cortex is not intact until 24 weeks. The cortex is necessary for pain perception.'' In 2012, ACOG, in the Journal of American Medical Association embraced that statement. So the vast majority of physicians and scientists say there is not pain perception at 20 weeks. But let me talk about Dr. Jenn and Sammi. Sammi was 17, terrified, and pregnant when she went to a ``clinic'' that ended up being a crisis pregnancy center. The center gave Sammi a free, private ultrasound, which was actually broadcast throughout the clinic for all to see--a violation, I might say, of HIPAA. When Sammi said she wanted to end the pregnancy, the center called her almost daily saying she would die, get sick, and go to hell. The SPEAKER pro tempore (Mrs. Wagner). The time of the gentlewoman has expired.
