[Congressional Record Volume 155, Number 22 (Wednesday, February 4, 2009)]
[House]
[Page H927]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                       GIVING VOICE TO THE UNBORN

  (Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. BARRETT of South Carolina. Madam Speaker, ``We hold these truths 
to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are 
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among 
these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.''
  We all know this quote, Madam Speaker, and it is no accident that 
life is mentioned first. It is our most basic right given to us only by 
our Creator.
  Every life is a gift given to us by the grace of God, and there can 
be no doubt that life begins at the moment of conception. But as I 
stand before you today, my heart breaks for the faces that are missing 
because they were never born.
  Madam Speaker, I pray for the men and women throughout this country 
and the world who are expecting a child and they believe they are in an 
impossible situation. I hope they would understand that with God, all 
things are possible.
  We recently saw thousands descend upon the Supreme Court to stand up 
for the rights of the unborn. To them, and all those who work every day 
to give a voice to the unborn, I say thank you and God bless.

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