Political Quotes

“I so much thank the gentleman from Texas for that, indeed, heartfelt description of what it was like, that miracle little child who also is intelligent and beautiful as well as a world-class artist. Mr. Speaker, I stand here, and I don't understand National Right to Life either. This is exactly what they are formed for. The Heartbeat bill, H.R. 490, is an exact fit, as near as I can determine, into their very mission statement. I made it a point to look up that mission statement, and I happen to have it here. The National Right to Life mission statement, Mr. Speaker, goes this way: ``The mission of the National Right to Life is to protect and defend the most fundamental right of humankind, the right to life of every innocent human being from the beginning of life until natural death.'' Now, if that is the National Right to Life's position and mission, ``from the beginning of life until natural death,'' I certainly support that. I don't think we disagree on when life begins. But one might read that statement literally to say ``from the beginning of life until natural death'' may be National Right to Life's position is something other than the moment of fertilization or the moment of conception on when life begins because the mission statement doesn't say ``from the fertilization until natural death'' or ``conception until natural death.'' It says, ``from the beginning of life until natural death.'' {time} 2115 But I dig a little deeper.…”