John Chenoweth: “I rise today in absolute support of H.R. 1833. As I walked to the floor this evening, it struck me how ridiculous and…”

“I rise today in absolute support of H.R. 1833. As I walked to the floor this evening, it struck me how ridiculous and sad it is that in this great Chamber in this great Nation, we should even be debating this issue. What we are talking about today is not the issue of abortion per se. That is a discussion for another time, and that time will come. What we are talking about is a procedure that is positively medieval. The issue of abortion is very emotional and I try to avoid using inflammatory rhetoric on the issue, because I have felt it didn't further the debate. But in this case murder is not too strong a term. Partial birth abortion is murder, cold, grisly, and premeditated. Partial birth is used on babies who are up to 9 months in the womb. The ninth and final month. At 9 months, what is the difference between a baby in the womb or a baby in the crib? One is just as helpless as the other. And yet this procedure exists and is used at will. We have seen statements from abortionists that not only have they frequently performed this procedure, but they have often performed it in purely elective circumstances. Can anyone argue that this chilling act is medically necessary? The American Medical Association's Council on Legislation voted unanimously to recommend that the AMA board of trustees endorse H.R. 1833.”