[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 93 (Tuesday, July 14, 1998)]
[House]
[Page H5417]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                SUPPORT THE CHILD CUSTODY PROTECTION ACT

  (Mr. DeLAY asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. DeLAY. Mr. Speaker, the American people may not all agree on the 
issue of abortion, but all Americans should agree that parents have a 
right to know when their children are having an abortion.
  Should a person be able to take a minor girl across State lines to 
obtain an abortion without her parents knowing about it? Well, 85 
percent of the American people say no.
  Mr. Speaker, this is not merely a question for the pollsters, it is a 
question of propriety. Mothers need to know when their daughters are 
having an abortion. A family needs to know when their children are in 
trouble. It does no good to keep parents in the dark. Parents need to 
have the peace of mind to know what their children are doing, and they 
have the right to know when their daughters are having an abortion.
  Mr. Speaker, the Constitution does not confer a right upon strangers 
to take children across State lines for secret abortions. I urge my 
colleagues to support the Child Custody Protection Act. It is the right 
thing to do for America's families.

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