Zoe Lofgren: “politicians in Congress have issues. We have wedge issues, we have issues we put in direct mail and we have rhetoric. I…”

“politicians in Congress have issues. We have wedge issues, we have issues we put in direct mail and we have rhetoric. I have heard a lot of partial discussions, selected comments that are meant to inflame, meant to persuade, and I think in some cases meant to mislead. But the people who will be hurt by this bill do not have issues. They have tragedies, and they do not need this bill to pass. Mr. Speaker, I want to talk about people I really know, my friend Suzie Wilson's son and daughter-in-law, Bill and Vicki Wilson, and their wonderful children, Jon and Kaitlyn, because 2 years ago this April 8th they lost Abigail. They were very much looking forward to Abigail. They had had two baby showers. The nursery was full of pink ribbons waiting for Abigail, and in the eighth month they found out that all of Abigail's brains had formed outside of her cranium and that there was no way that this child could survive. It was a tragedy. They took their case to the doctor, who was able to save Vicki's life and to save her fertility. The question that faced them was not whether Abigail could live, but how would Abigail die and whether Vicki's uterus would burst while Abigail was dying. I am glad that Vicki and Bill had the chance they did to keep their family intact. I know because we had a lot of tears, we friends of the family. They did not need the Congress of the United States to help them at that moment. They needed a doctor.”