[Congressional Record Volume 149, Number 72 (Wednesday, May 14, 2003)]
[House]
[Page H4020]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                       PROTECTING UNBORN CHILDREN

  (Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GARRETT of New Jersey. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in support of 
the Unborn Victims of Violence Act, a piece of legislation that is now 
rightfully receiving overwhelming support and one that I am proud to 
now be an original cosponsor of.
  It is the responsibility of every public elected official to try to 
do all that we can to protect those who cannot protect themselves. And 
that is exactly what this piece of legislation does. It does that by 
punishing those who would intentionally try to harm or in some cases 
kill an unborn child.
  This piece of legislation has the further benefit of actually trying 
to encourage the efforts to discourage crimes against women, the 
mothers. It does that by punishing those who would inflict the crimes 
against women and their unborn children.
  So I would encourage people today from both sides of the aisle to do 
what all public elected officials should do: protect those who cannot 
protect themselves.

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