On the recordMay 13, 2015
I urge my colleagues to join me in supporting H.R. 36, the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act. Scientific evidence has demonstrated that by 20 weeks, unborn babies are able to feel pain; and thanks to ongoing medical improvements, premature babies at this stage are increasingly able to live outside the womb. This bill will protect unborn babies 20 weeks and older from having to suffer the excruciating pain of an abortion death. Abortions are brutal and extremely painful, where the child is either dismembered or poisoned. H.R. 36 will punish abortionists who violate the law, while adding important additional protections for unborn children and their mothers. Every life at this stage is a precious gift from God, and we, as Americans, should continue to protect life. This bill will do just that. Madam Speaker, I urge full support of the rule and for this legislation.
