Jeff Fortenberry: “There is something especially disturbing about the cruel violence that accompanies the termination of unborn children…”

“There is something especially disturbing about the cruel violence that accompanies the termination of unborn children who, as evidence shows, could survive if they were just given the chance. This debate is not some waste of time. This is not some exercise in extremism. The fact that we are having this debate at all demonstrates that our society is actually failing women, and our culture is very deeply conflicted. There is something very dark about the topic of late abortion. {time} 1740 It is uncomfortable to enter into this conversation, but we must. During the past several decades, the marvels of science, Madam Speaker, have opened up a window to show us life in the womb, which the prophets of old, by the way, tell us is sacred. The images of children developing week by week, month by month, speak to us more eloquently than any words can. Madam Speaker, there are some lines that we should all agree should be drawn. I think we are capable--I hope we are capable--of agreeing that a child in the womb deserves that protection.”