Elizabeth Furse: “That is why I rise in support of the Castle amendment, which makes sense, and oppose the Istook amendment, which makes…”

“That is why I rise in support of the Castle amendment, which makes sense, and oppose the Istook amendment, which makes absolutely no sense. Why does it make no sense? I believe that the Istook amendment will actually increase teen pregnancy. It seems to me pretty ridiculous to pretend that all homes are loving, supportive. We would all wish they were. But most of us know that not all homes are that way, that there are some homes where a child would be in actual physical danger of trying to get the parents' consent or knowledge. We have heard some horrible, horrible cases here today. I want to remind my colleagues of a case in Oregon where the father of a young woman raped her. When she told her teacher of that rape, he killed her. So what about those families where the sexual predator is in the family? Now, the Castle amendment makes absolute sense because it will reduce teen pregnancy.”