Political Quotes

“the more I listen to this debate, the more opposed I come to this legislation. This ban on late-term abortion unconstitutionally endangers women's health. In the Stenberg v. Carhart trial, which ruled a Nebraska law that banned the so-called partial-birth abortion bill unconstitutional, the Supreme Court concluded that women's health must always be protected. According to the Court, the abortion restriction would force women to use riskier forms of abortion. Additionally, they ruled that if a current medical procedure set in place may be safer for some women in certain circumstances, then it cannot be banned. For this reason and reaffirmed in 1999, this ban is still unconstitutional. As of today the American Medical Association, which is one of the largest physician organizations in America, who usually supports abortion ban legislation, has changed their stance and concluded this late-term abortion act unhealthy. Mr. Speaker, I support a woman's right of choice. I am in favor of medical decisions being made in private by women and their families in consultation with their doctors, and not politicians. I am a full supporter of choice without reservation. It should be the definitive right of the individual to make personal decisions regarding their health. I believe the late-term abortion ban invites the government into our doctors' offices and limits the choices of women. I trust women to make decisions that affect their life, body and destiny.”