Jim Sensenbrenner: “Mr. Speaker, H.R. 760, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, would prohibit the gruesome and inhumane procedure of…”

“Mr. Speaker, H.R. 760, the Partial-Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003, would prohibit the gruesome and inhumane procedure of partial-birth abortion that, unfortunately, we are all too familiar with. An abortionist who violates this ban would be subject to fines, a maximum of 2 years' imprisonment, or both. The bill includes an exception for those situations in which a partial-birth abortion is deemed necessary to save the life of the mother. A moral, medical, and ethical consensus exists that partial-birth abortion is an unsafe and inhumane procedure that is never medically necessary and should be prohibited. Contrary to the claims of advocates of this gruesome procedure, the procedure remains an untested, unproven, and potentially dangerous procedure that has never been embraced by the medical profession.”