We have coarsened the comity of this place to the point where someone sitting in the gallery, who is literally months away from the age that has been set by the Senate rules, who has a particular interest in this piece of legislation would…

I rise today to begin the debate on the issue of partial-birth abortion. This is an issue that, obviously, has garnered a lot of attention over the past couple of years, both in the House and Senate and across the country. While the bill…

Where is this procedure done? Will you find this procedure done in the finest hospitals in this country? Will you find it even described in a medical book? Will you find it taught at any school in this country? The answer to all of those…

I rise to congratulate the Presiding Officer, who just spoke, for his stick-to-itiveness in continuing to force this issue here in the U.S. Senate and, finally, accomplishing what we had hoped to accomplish and probably should have…

In the past year, I might add, we passed it by unanimous consent; without an opposing voice, in the end, to getting this legislation passed. It had national application. The reason is it was clearly understood that these products travel…

this morning, I attended a press conference with Representative Charles Canady from Florida, as well as Senator Hatch and Congressman Hyde, the chairmen of the respective bodies' Judiciary Committees, to introduce the House bill, which is…

I rise to make a couple of comments about the action that just took place here on the Senate floor with respect to the balanced budget amendment and to express, obviously, my disappointment as someone who supported the balanced budget…

the agenda for the 105th Congress reflects a continuance of the very significant debate that occurred in the 104th Congress on the issue of partial birth abortion. Four months ago, we debated and considered a presidential veto override on…

I just need to restate, we have quoted physician after physician, obstetrician after obstetrician, pro-life, pro-choice, people who have performed abortions--this is not Rick Santorum or James Inhofe or Mike DeWine or Bob Smith--these are…

if that baby at 24 weeks was delivered accidentally, just like that, but instead of the head being held in by the physician, the head was accidentally delivered by mistake, would the doctor and the mother have a right to kill that baby?

Every time the Senator from California would bring up one of these cases, I will, unfortunately--Members on this side and maybe on the other side--have to tell the entire story about all these cases that the Senator from California would…

If the baby was delivered and the head slipped out, would you allow the doctor to kill the baby?

We know now it has no medical purpose. We heard testimony that partial-birth abortions are not taught in any medical school. The term is not found in any medical text. In fact, the American Medical Association does not recognize it as a…

The Senator from Wisconsin says that this decision should be left up to the mother and doctor, as if there is absolutely no limit that can be placed on what decision they make with respect to that. My question is this: If that baby were…

The question I have asked other Members who have argued your position--I have to ask it again--is that if this procedure were being done on a 24-week-old baby, which is often done, the procedure were done correctly, the baby was not taken…

I have tremendous faith that this body, as a deliberative body, will listen to the facts and live up to its reputation as a body that, when presented with all the evidence, can judge not only about this procedure, which is important, but…

The Senator's memory is accurate. I, in fact, discussed that article yesterday on the floor and entered it into the Record for anyone who would like to see it, as well as other articles from physicians concerning this. Yesterday, a…

What are those stories? Why are they important in this debate? I think Mrs. French said why they are important. I think they are important for the purposes of this whole idea that we need to have these abortions legal because of the health…

There is testimony that I entered in the Record yesterday...that is a still a more dangerous procedure.

But interviews with physicians who use the method reveal that in New Jersey alone, at least 1,500 partial-birth abortions are performed each year--three times the supposed national rate. Moreover, doctors say only a ``minuscule amount''…

the health of the mother exception has been interpreted by courts unanimously as being anything--financial health is the health of mother; social interaction, health of the mother; her age, health of the mother; maturity; emotional health…

Mr. Brown talks about the different reasons--and a lot of the reasons given by physicians are reasons that are not medical necessities. Dr. Markman from California, I believe, performed nine abortions on third-trimester abortions on…

My question is a very simple question. The question, obviously, needs to be asked and, hopefully, at some point someone will answer me. That is, what will be the position of innocence if, in the performance of this procedure where the baby…

If a partial-birth abortion was being performed on this baby, and for some reason the head slipped out and the baby was delivered, which, in my understanding, is not unprecedented, would the doctor, in consultation with the mother, be able…

I reclaim my time. I would like an answer. If I can, let me restate the question again, based on the information that has been read here and the facts that have been provided. You have the former Surgeon General of the United States who…