Posted on 05/18/2004 11:29:55 AM PDT by legacy
Mr. COLLINS. Mr. Speaker, America has always been a nation which values human life. We have spent trillions of dollars, and sacrificed the best and bravest of our men and women in far-flung lands to prevent the destruction of innocent life. We as a nation fight for the right of every man and woman to live without tyranny.
Our foundational document, the Declaration of Independence states ``We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are Life . . .''
The issue before us today is not about choice. It is not about convenience. It is not about privacy. The issue before us today is whether the United States will live up to its responsibilities, its foundational principals, and protect innocent human life.
I won't describe the brutal and barbaric practice of Partial Birth Abortion. What I will do, is urge every person within the sound of my voice to consider what allowing this practice to continue says about the American people.
In the most prosperous nation in the world, we currently allow 4,000 to 5,000 infants each year to be brutally murdered in this manner moments before they take their first, liberty laden breath.
On September 11, 2001, more than three thousand Americans lost their lives. This tremendous loss of life lead to tremendous outrage, military action, and was the most tragic experience this nation has ever faced. Yet each year we allow the brutality of between four and five thousand partial birth abortions to occur.
Mr. Speaker, I am proud to be an original cosponsor of this bill. I am proud that the American people have said ``enough'' and elected us to represent them here today so that we can prevent any more needless, tragic, painful, barbaric deaths from partial birth abortion.
I urge my colleagues to defend these innocent ones. I urge the Members of this House to support this ban on partial birth abortion.
Kudos to Rep. Collins.
This country once allowed African's to be enslaved, beaten, and murdered under the feeble justification that they were "sub-human". Today, we look upon those enablers with contempt.
This county now allows babies to be brutally murdered under the feeble justification that they are "sub-human". Tomorrow, our grand-children will look upon us with the same contempt.
Would you have spilled blood in the streets to prevent the lynching of African-Amercians?
Post - I need a good jpeg of a sonogram showing the child in the womb.
I hope you can find something you can use.
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