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Mark Kennedy: “I am pleased to say that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel in what has been a long battle. Tomorrow, the…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2003
I am pleased to say that there is finally light at the end of the tunnel in what has been a long battle. Tomorrow, the House is poised to pass the conference report on S. 3, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003. This conference report represents several years of hard work on the part of the Congress to produce a bill that passes constitutional muster. Since 1995, State legislators in both Houses of Congress have passed laws with broad bipartisan support banning this barbaric procedure. Although successful in 31 States, twice bills passed by Congress to ban partial-birth abortion were vetoed by President Clinton. However, I am happy to say that President Bush has indicated that he will sign this bill into law and ban what he calls this abhorrent procedure that offends human dignity.
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Mark Kennedy
Minnesota
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Discussing the passage of the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003.

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