[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 22 (Thursday, February 26, 2004)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E257]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




               RECOGNITION OF SUSAN B. ANTHONY'S BIRTHDAY

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                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 26, 2004

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, Susan B. Anthony campaigned endlessly for 
women's rights to equality and freedom. Her protecting legacy has 
taught many American women how to fight injustice, and this lesson 
includes the unborn. For Anthony, the rights of women and the rights of 
unborn children are the same.
  Susan B. Anthony is best known for her leading role in the women's 
suffrage movement, but few realize that she was also a strong pro-life 
activist. February marks the 184th year following her birth, and there 
could hardly be a more fitting commemoration than the passage of the 
Unborn Victims of Violence Act. This Act would hold individuals 
accountable for harming a life when, in the act of committing a federal 
crime, an unborn child is killed or injured. Murder must not go 
unrecognized and unpunished. The law should recognize two victims and 
two distinct tragedies.
  After a brutal beating, a New York mother delivered two stillborn 
twins. The law saw one assault victim, but was blind to the two lives 
lost. This horrible crime and numerous others are going unpunished; 
Congress must act to stop this injustice.
  The key to understanding abortion lies in the recognition of a human 
life wherever it exists. We must follow Susan B. Anthony's example and 
recognize the lives of unborn children. I encourage all Members of 
Congress to support our unborn children and pass the Unborn Victims of 
Violence Act.

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