[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 126 (Monday, September 21, 1998)]
[Senate]
[Pages S10656-S10657]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN

  Mr. GRAMS. Madam President, I rise today to express my deep 
disappointment over the Senate's failure to override the President's 
veto of legislation which would ban the inhumane procedure known as 
partial-birth abortion.
  A majority of the Congress agrees that the partial-birth abortion ban 
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not about the politics of pro-life and pro-choice. It is legislation 
that addresses a far more fundamental issue--our intolerance, as a 
civilized community, to allow this unparalleled cruelty to continue.
  I thank Senator Santorum for his heartfelt dedication and 
determination to making this issue a priority for the Senate this 
session. His sincere, passionate speeches delivered during floor debate 
spoke directly to the hearts of his colleagues and to the American 
people.
  This is the second time the Senate has voted on an override of a 
Clinton veto of a prohibition on partial-birth abortion. The will of 
both Houses of Congress, and of the American people is clear. I am 
dedicated to passing the partial-birth abortion ban, as I know are most 
of my colleagues in the Senate. We will continue this fight until we 
have succeeded, and I urge the Senate leadership to make the ban on 
partial-birth abortions the first piece of legislation we take up in 
the 106th Congress.

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