Barbara Cubin: “Susan B. Anthony is well remembered as one of our Nation's greatest champions, not just of the rights of women, but the…”

“Susan B. Anthony is well remembered as one of our Nation's greatest champions, not just of the rights of women, but the rights of all Americans. In addition to her work for women's rights, she was also a leading voice speaking out against the evils of slavery. She considered her work in turning women away from abortion as some of the most important in her life. She declared that amongst her greatest joys was to have helped ``bring about a better state of things for mothers generally, so that their unborn little ones could not be willed away from them.'' Today, on the 180th birthday of her death, I rise in honor of this great human rights crusader and to bring her wisdom to bear on one of the great human rights issues of our day, the right of preborn children to live. Susan B. Anthony was clear: abortion for her was nothing less than, quote-unquote, ``child murder,'' and she devoted much of her energies toward making women independent of what she termed the ``burden'' of abortion. As we celebrate this day, let us also recommit ourselves to her goal of relieving women of the burden of abortion.”