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From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
IN SUPPORT OF LIFE
The SPEAKER pro tempore. The Chair recognizes the gentleman from
Wisconsin (Mr. Grothman) for 5 minutes.
Mr. GROTHMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to support life.
Mr. Speaker, 46 years ago when I was a senior in high school, it was
decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, or the U.S. Supreme Court felt, that
the United States Constitution required abortion be legal in this
country, despite the fact that, for much of the past century, every
State in the Union felt that abortion should be made illegal. This
decision directly led to the deaths of over 40 million children who
should have been living a full life.
John Adams said that our Constitution was meant for moral and
religious people. How can a country built for a moral, religious people
living under our Constitution allow this to happen?
We know how it happened. About 10 years ago, Justice Ruth Bader
Ginsburg let the cat out of the bag. This decision was meant to prevent
the growth in populations we don't want to have too many of, the
progressives' dream.
But how did the progressives get their dream? Some politicians
sometimes talk about science and say we don't take into account science
enough around here.
It is interesting that, in 1973 when this decision was reached, we
didn't have ultrasounds. Now, with ultrasounds, it is more apparent
than ever that every new baby in that womb is a unique individual, with
its heart beating, with its feeling pain. Nevertheless, we continue to
ignore that science and continue to allow this horrible stain on our
culture.
Indeed, right now, the United States is one of only seven countries
to allow late-term abortions. There we are, in the same list as North
Korea, China, and Vietnam. I guess you can kind of look back and see
why, in the sixties, the progressives would talk about Ho, Ho, Ho Chi
Minh and why they wanted the Communists to win in Vietnam. This is
probably one of the reasons, the type of country that they like.
Our forefathers wanted this country to be a country that would shed a
light on the world. Nevertheless, we appear to be going backwards. The
new majority recently brought a bill to the floor to allow the United
States to pay for abortions abroad again.
Is this what we want America to be known for: the United States
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countries all around the world that abortion should be legal and the
government should be paying for abortion? What a stain on the moral
record of the United States of America.
This is the week of the March for Life. I would like to thank all the
people from the State of Wisconsin who are there and come here
diligently every year, hoping the people in this city, both the
justices and the politicians, realize that this murder of almost a
million people a year must end.
I would like to thank them and hope that this is the last year that
we have to continue this debate and that, finally, by this year, this
time, we one more time think that life is precious and our government
will not continue to allow the premature snuffing out of life.
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