Political Quotes

“I yield myself the balance of my time. Madam Speaker, if people, I think, listen to this debate, they would see one thing clearly in that there is a difference on the two sides--a difference in perspective and a difference as to the facts. Some say that, clearly, the fetus feels pain. My data shows that the majority of medical opinion says that the fetus does not; and Dr. Anand, whom they cite--my research shows--has retracted his position and doesn't want to be involved in this debate, and he is an outlier. The bottom line is there are differences--differences as to the facts as well as to the opinions. What that should say to anybody who watches this debate, Madam Speaker, is this issue shouldn't be decided by politicians but by medical experts and by women with the people they trust--medical experts, not politicians--and by women with the advice of the people they trust. The truth of this debate came down to a lady from North Carolina who testified contrary to what she said in January. In January, she said the bill that came before this House was not a good bill and that it shouldn't come to the House. It was withdrawn because incest is incest, and it shouldn't be seen that people 18 and over couldn't get an abortion if they were victims of incest. This bill allows it. She has changed her position, and at the close of her statement, she said: I will not rest until abortion is illegal. That is what this is about.…”