Steve Buyer: “I yield myself 1 minute to make a couple of observations. One is that, in fact, the amendment before us is striking…”

“I yield myself 1 minute to make a couple of observations. One is that, in fact, the amendment before us is striking language. So with regard to the last speaker, when he said we only want to provide constitutionally protected abortion access, then what we do is we set forth the scenario of having also late-term abortions. Partial-birth abortions could also then be performed at military treatment facilities. I do not think that is what we want at military treatment facilities. We also have the scenario where it was argued this would not have anything to do with taxpayer funds. Well, if in fact our problem is we cannot find a military doctor willing to perform an abortion, then are we going to have to contract out to have that abortion performed? And if it is contracted out, who pays for that? So I think we are talking about some taxpayer funding. Also, I am paying attention to the language here, and I think everyone should. I guess what we are calling abortions here on the House floor, the proponents of this amendment do not want to call it abortion. They call it women's health and comprehensive reproductive health services. But let us call it what it is. This is taking the life of another.”