[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 61 (Thursday, May 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H3263]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTIMEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, although we live in the world's 
greatest democracy, we also live in a society that, unfortunately, in 
the name of women's rights permits parents to be stripped of our 
inherent and sacred right, our right to parent.
  H.R. 3682, The Child Custody Protection Act, will protect every 
parent's right to be a parent. It will prevent every parent from being 
stripped, deprived, and divested of our profound right to protect our 
young daughters from abortions and life-altering and life-threatening 
procedure.
  Pro-abortion groups wrongfully claim a right to procure secret 
abortions for minors. But it is not up to a stranger to determine 
whether our daughters should have an abortion. The Congress and the 
American people will take a strong stand against the twisted notion 
that the Constitution somehow confers upon strangers a right to parent 
our children.
  Together with Senator Spencer Abraham, our bill will be heard in 
committees next week and we hope that we can get even more cosponsors 
for our pro-family protection bill.

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