Vicky Hartzler: “I have written remarks here, but after what I just heard, I have got to change what I was going to share. The idea that…”

“I have written remarks here, but after what I just heard, I have got to change what I was going to share. The idea that you could oppose this bill under the ruse that it helps children and mothers is absolutely preposterous. The reason that we need this bill is because, yes, we did pass legislation in 2002 saying that a baby, if they are born during an abortion procedure, deserves life, but the problem is it is not being followed. You can go out in the hall and visit with some nurses who have come here who have experienced the traumatic trauma of witnessing a baby born and then being put in a plastic bag and suffocated to death. You can visit with the nurses that I have met who found a baby in a soiled closet who was born alive and was put there to die. You can visit with a young mother named Angelee who unexpectedly gave birth to a baby boy in the restroom of an abortion clinic, and once she saw that baby, Angelee changed her mind. She wanted it to live. It was there. And her friend called the paramedics, but the clinic staff turned the medical team away, denying lifesaving care for Angelee's baby. The little baby died in the mother's arms as she rocked it and comforted it, showering it with love. The reason this bill is needed is because it puts penalties on those healthcare officials who refuse to provide medical care, refuse to follow the law that you state you support.…”