[Congressional Record Volume 145, Number 68 (Wednesday, May 12, 1999)]
[House]
[Page H3002]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                        VIOLENCE BEGETS VIOLENCE

  (Mr. STEARNS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. STEARNS. Mr. Speaker, after the terrible tragedy in Littleton, 
Colorado, there has been much soul-searching and hand-wringing in 
America's public circles and in the media about violence and our youth. 
It has led to the President holding a conference Monday at the White 
House to discuss these topics. But are we truly surprised as a Nation 
about the atmosphere of violence that surrounds our children when our 
children are taught by our society that it is all right to kill the 
innocent unborn?
  A Nation that allows the lives of babies to be taken for convenience 
will breed a disrespect for all life in our children. But where is the 
discussion about the effects of abortion on our society? I did not hear 
from the White House yesterday, and I have not heard it from one talk 
show that discussed this matter.
  If we ignore the violence of abortion as a society, who really has 
the trouble of discerning fantasy from reality, our children or the 
adults in this Nation?

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