Jeremiah Smith: “I have been out here a number of times following, frankly, in the huge footsteps of Senator Helms, in a very small way…”

“I have been out here a number of times following, frankly, in the huge footsteps of Senator Helms, in a very small way, to talk about protecting the lives of unborn children. But this goes far beyond that. This debate now has taken a new level. It is now forcing abortions on women against their wishes. I hope that someday Senator Helms and I, and others, will have the opportunity to stand here in the well and see this practice of abortion ended in this country. Because who knows what is next? If we do not respect the lives of our children, then what do we respect? Children are a lot smarter than we give them credit for. I have raised three. A lot of you out there listening to me now have raised more than that. They are smart. They know when you say: Johnny, go off to school, be a good boy today, mind your teacher--meanwhile we will abort your sister. Forty million children have died in this country alone from abortion. Those 40 million children will never get to be a Senator, a spectator in the gallery, a mother, a pastor, a CEO. They are never going to have the chance to be a page. They never had a chance, 40 million of them. We did. So maybe we should not be too surprised that the Senate is willing to look the other way while they do it in China.”