Jim Sensenbrenner: “The example the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) gave would have fallen under the exception that is contained…”

“The example the gentlewoman from Connecticut (Mrs. Johnson) gave would have fallen under the exception that is contained in H.R. 760. The subsection which is the ban does not apply to a partial-birth abortion that is necessary to save the life of a mother whose life is endangered by a physical disorder, physical illness, or physical injury, including a life-endangering physical condition caused by or arising from the pregnancy itself. The real-life story that the gentlewoman from Connecticut's husband faced would have fallen under the exception and would have allowed a partial-birth abortion. That is why this bill should pass and the substitute should be defeated.”