[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 52 (Tuesday, April 1, 2003)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E632]
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                  INTRODUCTION OF PRO-LIFE LEGISLATION

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                             HON. RON PAUL

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, April 1, 2003

  Mr. PAUL. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to introduce three bills relating 
to abortion.
  First, the Freedom of Conscience Act of 2003 prohibits any federal 
official from expending any federal funds for any population control or 
population planning program or any family planning activity. It is 
immoral to force the American taxpayers to subsidize programs and 
practices they find morally abhorrent.
  Second, I rise to introduce the Partial-birth Abortion Funding Ban 
Act of 2003. This bill prohibits federal officials from paying any 
federal funds to any individual or entity that performs partial-birth 
abortions. The taxpayer must not be forced to fund this barbaric 
procedure.
  Finally, my Life-Protecting Judicial Limitation Act of 2003 provides 
that the inferior courts of the United States do not have jurisdiction 
to hear abortion-related cases. Congress must use the authority granted 
to it in Article 3, Section 1 of the Constitution. The district courts 
of the United States, as well as the United States Court of Federal 
Claims, should not have the authority to hear these types of cases.
  Mr. Speaker, it is my hope that my colleagues will join me in support 
of these three bills. By following the Constitution and using the power 
granted to the Congress by this document, we can restore freedom of 
conscience and the sanctity of human life.

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