Jeb Hensarling: “Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, as a people, we have no more sacred values; and the right to life is foremost…”

“Life, liberty, the pursuit of happiness, as a people, we have no more sacred values; and the right to life is foremost among these. Recently, shocking, appalling, horrific videos have come to light that show senior employees at Planned Parenthood casually discussing the harvesting and selling of organs of aborted children in ways to alter their procedures in order to ``obtain intact fetal cadavers,'' which they refer to as ``line items.'' In perhaps the most chilling video, we see one of these so-called intact fetal cadavers with its heart still beating. Madam Speaker, its heart was still beating. Madam Speaker, whether one considers themselves pro-life or pro- choice, can we not agree that the harvesting and trafficking of baby organs violates the sanctity with which every child created in the image of God is entitled to? How can a fair, civilized, and compassionate society come to any other conclusion? Madam Speaker, today I rise to plead with my colleagues to speak up for the voiceless and the defenseless by voting to deny Planned Parenthood further taxpayer subsidies for the harvesting of baby body parts.”