Jerry Nadler: “Some of us believe that a clump of cells not implanted in a woman's uterus, and Senator Hatch agrees, do not have the…”

“Some of us believe that a clump of cells not implanted in a woman's uterus, and Senator Hatch agrees, do not have the same moral right and value as a person who is suffering from a disease; that it is our right and our duty to cure human diseases, to prolong human life. We value life. A human being is not simply a clump of cells. At some point, that clump of cells may develop into a fetus and a human being; but the clump of cells at the beginning does not have the same moral value as a person. If one believes that, they should vote with us. If they do not, then they probably will not.”