Political Quotes

“I thank the gentleman for reminding us that the Chinese Communist Party and North Korea both have policies like ours, especially as it relates to up-to-birth abortions. Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from California (Mr. LaMalfa). Mr. LaMALFA. Mr. Speaker, I thank my friend and colleague from New Jersey (Mr. Smith) for being a stalwart leader on this ever since I have been involved in this. I appreciate him for being courageous and strong on defending life. Mr. Speaker, as we know, in the 49 years since the Supreme Court codified Roe v. Wade, the science behind pregnancy and its diagnosis, so to speak, has advanced exponentially. We know this year the Supreme Court will rule on a case called Dobbs v. Jackson to decide on limiting abortion access to 15 weeks of pregnancy. As if there has been any doubt, really, of what a pregnancy means commonsense-wise, that it is a child developing--not a blob, a tissue mass, a clump of cells, or a baby giraffe. No, it is a human being. Medical advancements like ultrasounds since that decision 49 years ago, prenatal surgeries, all these have shown the humanity of the unborn, which points to the value of life from the moment of conception, from that flash of light. By 15 weeks in the womb, babies have fully developed hearts, can taste, can make facial expressions, and can feel pain.…”