Jackie Walorski: “I would like to thank my colleagues for joining me this evening to stand up for the most vulnerable among us. We stand…”

“I would like to thank my colleagues for joining me this evening to stand up for the most vulnerable among us. We stand together to defend the sanctity of life, to speak out against a radical anti-life agenda that would effectively legalize infanticide. I have long fought to defend the unborn, but I am shocked that I now have to defend the right to life of newborn infants. These precious children are in peril, their rights are under attack, their lives are under attack, and this House has the responsibility to act. Tonight the American people heard our call to action. It is time to vote on the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act. Will the leadership of this House listen or will the Democratic majority continue to allow this march toward legalized infanticide? If we don't send a strong message that every baby has been endowed by its creator with inalienable rights, that we are not defending the fundamental principles of the Constitution, if we don't protect these children from harm, we are abandoning the basic truth of our humanity. Mr. Speaker, I want to thank my colleagues for standing with me here tonight. I urge the support of House bill H.R. 962, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act, and to stand against infanticide. Mr. Speaker, I yield back the balance of my time. ____________________”