Drew Ferguson: “today we are voting on a bill to ban partial-birth abortion, called that because the baby is mostly delivered before…”

“today we are voting on a bill to ban partial-birth abortion, called that because the baby is mostly delivered before being killed. Finally, after many years of debate and two vetos by our former President, this bill is going to become law. In a Nation where we have laws to protect turtles' eggs and the developing offspring of other endangered species, finally we will extend some modest measure of protection to our own developing young humans. Finally, the deception of those who defend this procedure has been exposed. Ron Fitzsimmons, a leader in the abortion industry, admitted that they ``lied through their teeth'' when they claimed this procedure was rare. In my State of New Jersey, there are at least 1,500 partial-birth abortions done each year at one clinic alone. They admit that most of these are done on healthy mothers carrying healthy babies. Is this the best our culture has to offer? Is this the best our society can offer to those who are in need? Is this brutal and barbaric procedure something we as a society are willing to accept and condone? What does it say about us as a civilized society, as a culture, if we cannot condemn and outlaw this kind of brutality? Let us say today that we will not accept this, that we are better than this. Let us support this rule, and let us pass this bill.”