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On the recordMay 18, 2000
it always is a mystery to me why so many good people, and the advocates of this amendment are as good as they get, can support such a hollow cause as killing an unborn child. That is the what an abortion is. Do you ever hear the saying, get real? Well, they talk about euphemisms, about choice. We are all for choice, but there is only one choice, whether it is in a military hospital or in an abortion clinic; it is a live baby, or a dead baby. That is the choice they are opting for. Mr. Chairman, military facilities are paid for by taxpayers, and they do not want the facilities used to kill unborn children. The phrase ``terminate a pregnancy,'' that is fraudulent. You exterminate a pregnancy. Every pregnancy terminates at the end of 9 months. No, our military is to defend life, not to exterminate defenseless, powerless, unborn life. I know lots of tough situations occur where a pregnancy is terribly awkward. It can even threaten your health. Those are serious and we cannot minimize them. But I will tell you what is serious; taking a little life that has a future and exterminating it for any reason other than to save another life.
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

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Debating the use of military facilities for abortions.

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