Political Quotes

“I salute the courage of the gentlewoman from Colorado [Mrs. Schroeder] and her willingness to take this issue on. Mr. Speaker, we are clearly here dealing with a political issue. We heard one of the previous speakers say the purpose of it is to give the President something to veto. The President has said, amend this bill and he will sign it. Amend it to say that if the particular procedure is deemed necessary by a doctor to avoid serious adverse health consequences, he can do it. Understand that this bill would say to a doctor, if in his judgment performing the abortion in this way is necessary to prevent severe physical damage to the mother, as long it is not life-threatening, he cannot do it. He can do it if it will save her life, but if it will destroy forever her chances of having a child, if it will cause her serious, long-lasting physical pain and disability, this bill says it is a crime to do it.”