[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 80 (Thursday, June 18, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H4724]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SUPPORT THE CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT

  (Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN. Mr. Speaker, can my colleagues picture Joyce 
Farley's shock when she discovered that her 13 year-old daughter had an 
abortion after being transported by a stranger across State lines 
without Miss Farley's knowledge? The truth is simple and tragic.
  Crystal was date raped and impregnated. The man's mother arranged for 
Crystal's abortion, transported her to New York in order to circumvent 
Pennsylvania's parental consent laws, paid for the abortion and then 
casually dropped her off 30 miles from home so that this minor girl 
could fend for herself.
  Crystal had to undergo a second abortion because the first one was 
botched, and she faced a prospect of serious psychological and physical 
and post-abortion complications.
  This scenario could be a real life experience for any parent in 
America.
  There is legislation to keep this from being repeated, however. H.R. 
3682 is not about outlawing abortion. It is about the right of every 
parent, including Joyce Farley, to counsel, comfort and help their 
child. It protects the most vulnerable, inherent and sacred right that 
exists, that between a parent and a child.

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