Steve Buyer: “This is not a question of those in the military versus women who serve in the military, and I think that is an insulting…”

“This is not a question of those in the military versus women who serve in the military, and I think that is an insulting argument for anybody to use and it is a red herring in this argument. If my colleague wants to talk about respect, I have respect for the sanctity of human life. That is what this is about. My colleague is a little uncomfortable about that, is she not? That is what this is about. It is about human life. Think about our military. The purpose we have in the military is to protect our freedoms and our liberties, and when that is laid out in the Constitution, we believe, we, those of us who believe in the sanctity of life, believe, and I am just as happy that the gentlewoman's parents decided to have her, just as I am glad my parents decided to have me, and I am appalled that someone would come to the floor and say this is something about women's rights.”