[Congressional Record Volume 150, Number 42 (Tuesday, March 30, 2004)]
[House]
[Page H1650]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




       UNBORN VICTIMS OF VIOLENCE ACT HEADING TO PRESIDENT'S DESK

  (Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas. Mr. Speaker, when a woman is attacked and 
her child is killed, there is presently no penalty for the death of the 
child. Until now. Just last week, the Senate passed the Unborn Victims 
of Violence Act, also known as Laci and Conner's Law. It is on its way 
to the President's desk. Laci and Conner's Law declares that in an 
assault on a pregnant woman when a child is injured or killed, there 
are two victims. It makes the killing of an unborn child a prosecutable 
offense while specifically exempting abortions that are currently 
protected under Roe v. Wade.
  The overwhelming majority, 80 percent of Americans, support the idea 
this law represents. They believe there are two victims, and they are 
right. Criminals are getting away with killing children, in many cases 
just days before delivery. This new law will put America back on record 
as valuing the lives of its children.
  I want to again thank President Bush for his unwavering leadership on 
protecting and educating all of America's children.

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