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On the recordJune 19, 1997
I listened carefully to his debate, I listened to the gentlewoman from California's debate, and I daresay I listened to everybody on that side in the debate, and none of them will mention a baby. All they mention is the woman. The woman has a problem, the woman wants her privacy, she wants her health taken care of, she has constitutional rights. What about the baby? The forgotten man or woman. The little tiny innocent human life struggling to live. No, they want to use taxpayer facilities, forget who is going to pay for it. This is the use of taxpayer facilities to kill an innocent unborn child. Some of us find that abhorrent. I know the woman has rights. I know Roe versus Wade has declared open season on unborn children, but if there is any way this legislation narrows it down and gives that little girl or little boy, even though unborn, a shot at living, we are for it and I am against abortions. It is not a question of funds. So the gentlewoman talks about choice. Choice? What are you choosing, vanilla, strawberry? Who has the right to choose to kill an innocent unborn child, even if it is their own? They do not own that child. So abortion is wrong. We are not in the business of having the military facilitate abortion.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Addressing the issue of abortion and the rights of unborn children during a floor debate.

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