Charles T. Canady: “today we will consider a bill that deals with a hard truth. H.R. 1833 addresses the ugly reality of partial-birth…”

“today we will consider a bill that deals with a hard truth. H.R. 1833 addresses the ugly reality of partial-birth abortion. While every abortion sadly takes a human life, the partial-birth abortion method takes that life as the baby emerges from the mother's womb. Partial-birth abortion goes a step beyond abortion on demand. The baby involved is not unborn. His or her life is taken during a breach delivery. A procedure which obstetricians use in some circumstances to bring a healthy child into the world is perverted to result in a dead child. The physician, traditionally trained to do everything in his power to assist and protect both mother and child during the birth process, deliberately kills the child in the birth canal. This is a partial-birth abortion: First, guided by ultrasound, the abortionist grabs the live baby's leg with forceps; second, the baby's leg is pulled out into the birth canal; third, the abortionist delivers the baby's entire body, except for the head; fourth, then, the abortionist jams scissors into the baby's skull. The scissors are then opened to enlarge the hole; sixth, the scissors are then removed and a suction catheter is inserted. The child's brains are sucked out causing the skull to collapse so the delivery of the child can be completed. As you can see, the difference between the partial-birth abortion procedure and homicide is a mere 3-inches.”