J.C. Watts: “recently, a physician asked exactly what we meant by the term, partial-birth abortion ban and instead of going through…”

“recently, a physician asked exactly what we meant by the term, partial-birth abortion ban and instead of going through the grotesque explanation, we told her that she was right--we had been calling it by the wrong name. Late-term, or just plain abortion was probably more accurate. However, one physician from my home State of Oklahoma said that she called it infanticide. No matter what you call it, this veto needs to be overridden. Mr. Speaker, we are not talking about a medically proven treatment that is going to save thousands of lives. In fact, we are stating the exact opposite. This is not a medically necessary procedure. This is a gruesome execution. We need to be a Congress that stands for right causes, right decisions, and plain old doing the right thing. This late-term abortion--when the fetus is a viable baby--is the right thing for this Congress to do. It is commanded by anyone who believes in the sanctity of life. We have had hundreds and hundreds of postcards, a petition with literally thousands of names of it and letters of support from Catholic bishops, evangelical pastors, and rabbis. To my colleagues, I have to tell you: This is the right thing to do. Please vote to override the veto and stop this infanticide.”