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Chris Smith: Abortion is always coercive for the child in the womb. An unborn baby girl or boy has no say, no right of refusal, no…

On the recordFebruary 16, 2011
Abortion is always coercive for the child in the womb. An unborn baby girl or boy has no say, no right of refusal, no means to protest, no veto power whatsoever concerning a procedure that violently tears that child's body to pieces and effectuates the kill by lethal injection or starvation by RU486. In China, that coercion is extended by brute force to all women. Any mother caught without explicit authorization to give birth is coerced to abort her baby. Since 1979, Mr. Speaker, brothers and sisters have been illegal in China as part of the barbaric one child per couple policy. For 30 years, the United Nations Population Fund has vigorously supported, funded, defended, promoted, and even celebrated these massive crimes against humanity. Under Presidents Reagan, Bush I and Bush--and even 1 year under President Clinton--UNFPA was barred from receiving U.S. funding because of their shameful support and co-management of China's forced abortion policy.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey
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Feb 16, 2011

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The speaker addresses the coercive nature of abortion and the implications of China's one-child policy.

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