"the very bedrock foundation principle that gave birth to America in the first place was the conviction that all human beings are children of God and created equal in his sight."
"But there is one glaring exception. We have overlooked unborn children and that life itself is the most foundational of all civil rights."
"I truly hope that the debate and passage of this bill will call all Americans, in and outside of Congress, to an inward and heartfelt reflection upon the humanity of unborn children."
"I believe that abortion is heartbreaking in any circumstance, but it is particularly so when a child is aborted on the basis of race or gender."
"Today, an African American unborn baby is five times as likely to be aborted as a White baby."
"The Susan B. Anthony and Frederick Douglass Prenatal Nondiscrimination Act heard today by this Committee will help prevent race and sex discrimination against the unborn."
"Abortion is now the leading cause of death in the Black community, with more than 450,000 Black abortions per year."
"We truly appreciate that leadership and that hard work that you have done so well on this most fundamental of issues."
"In America, everyone is created equal and endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights."
"They are the ones who make such a difference in advancing and protecting life."
"This notion that we can just have ideas that suggest that another group or another person is less than we are... is a failed notion."