[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 40 (Wednesday, March 16, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E507]
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                                PRO LIFE

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                         HON. CANDICE S. MILLER

                              of michigan

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, March 16, 2011

  Mrs. MILLER of Michigan. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to remember and 
honor notable women in America's history, like Alice Paul and Elizabeth 
Cady Stanton, who fought to extend American rights and freedoms to 
every American citizen. These women, who played an integral role in 
extending the right for women to vote, held American ideals and 
standards in the highest regard. One of the principles that they 
considered to be sacred is the sanctity of life. Not only did America's 
founding women fight to ensure each and every citizen was vested with 
the unalienable rights granted by our Constitution, they also fought to 
preserve the life of every American, including the unborn.
  Today, I firmly believe that the right to life needs to continue to 
be protected. As a pro life Member of Congress, I have made it a 
priority of mine to fight for the most vulnerable members of our 
society. I have been proud to uphold the sanctity of life by supporting 
legislation that affirms that life begins at the moment of conception, 
defunds Planned Parenthood and prohibits any federal funding from ever 
being used for abortions. I joined with my colleagues to repeal the 
government takeover of healthcare, which would overturn a 30 year 
bipartisan effort banning all federal dollars from being used for 
abortions.
  I will continue to fight to preserve the America that these women 
fought for so hard, and this includes protecting the right to life for 
the unborn.

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