Political Quotes

“I rise tonight in great anticipation of a historic action we will be taking tomorrow in this House. Tomorrow we will vote on a conference report that will ban the cruel practice of partial-birth abortion. With the passage of this conference report, we will finally eradicate a brutal practice that is inflicted upon the most innocent of our society, the unborn. I am not going to outline the gory details of this practice, because others have done that; but I will say that medical experts have repeatedly testified that fetuses are fully able to feel pain after 20 weeks of development, the time at which most partial-birth abortions take place. Thus, these babies are fully able to feel the terrible pain that is being inflicted upon them. Opponents of this bill argue that it is unconstitutional because it does not provide an exemption for when the health of the mother is at risk. I would point out that health experts have testified time and time again that a partial-birth abortion is never needed to save the life of a mother. In fact, the American Medical Association has stated that this procedure often poses a serious health risk to the mother. Mr. Speaker, life is the most precious gift and opportunity we are given as human beings. Robbing children of that opportunity is wrong, wrong, wrong. Three times the House of Representatives has passed a ban on partial-birth abortions.”