[Congressional Record Volume 146, Number 14 (Tuesday, February 15, 2000)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E145]
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                      TRIBUTE TO SUSAN B. ANTHONY

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2000

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, Susan B. Anthony is remembered for her 
pioneering work to establish equal rights for women. As she fought to 
widen society's guarantee of equal rights to include women, she also 
sought to widen this guarantee for others as well. For Susan B. 
Anthony, this meant opposing slavery. And it also meant rejecting 
abortion, which she considered nothing less than ``child murder.'' 
Today, 180 years after Susan B. Anthony's birth which we commemorate 
today, we continue her legacy in promoting equality under the law for 
all, including the unborn.
  Susan B. Anthony rejected abortion because she championed equal 
rights for all. In Anthony's view, abortion violated the rights of both 
women and children for it deprived the unborn of their right to life, 
and exploited women. As Susan B. Anthony said: ``When a woman destroys 
the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or 
circumstance, she has been greatly wronged.''
  On this the 180th anniversary of her birthday, let us recommit 
ourselves to fulfilling the pro-life and pro-women vision of Susan B. 
Anthony, moving toward that day when neither women nor children shall 
ever again be greatly wronged by abortion.

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