Political Quotes

“I believe abortion has no place in our society. Partial-birth abortion is a procedure clearly beyond the pale. Even the medical community has said that this procedure is, in fact, never medically necessary. For all of the rhetoric from the other side about doctors and health care, we should listen to that medical bottom line and today ban this horrific procedure. Those who have seen it firsthand, those who understand it and have researched it, know that we are talking about something so close to infanticide. This conference report before us respects what the Supreme Court has told Congress about past bans, and we have worked to address their concerns in the best and most thorough manner. This conference report is constitutional, well-thought out, and has tremendous support nationwide. I strongly support this conference report and urge my colleagues to do so as well. Furthermore, I am happy to say that for the first time since Roe v. Wade passed, some 30 years ago, a restriction on abortion is finally going to be put into place.”