[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 8 (Wednesday, January 23, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E53]
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                  A TRIBUTE TO KENTUCKY RIGHT TO LIFE

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                       HON. GARLAND ``ANDY'' BARR

                              of kentucky

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 23, 2013

  Mr. BARR. Mr. Speaker, it is with great respect that I rise today to 
recognize my friends and members of the Kentucky Right to Life 
Association, who in 2013 will celebrate 40 years of nobly and 
steadfastly defending the rights of all human life, born and unborn, 
young and old, regardless of ability or disability.
  The Kentucky Right to Life Association came together 40 years ago in 
response to the 1973 Roe vs. Wade U.S. Supreme Court decision which 
disregarded the ethical traditions of countless Americans by 
superseding the traditional prerogative of states and local communities 
to protect life. Today, the Kentucky Right to Life Association is 
comprised of thousands of individuals working together to restore the 
law to protect the lives of the unborn and the most vulnerable among 
us, and to uphold the belief that every human being has a right to 
live--a belief that I strongly share. Right to Life is comprised of 
individuals of different faiths, political beliefs, and backgrounds, 
all united in one purpose. Their special union sets a strong example of 
organizational leadership for other movements and causes of moral 
consequence.
  Today, I congratulate my friends with the Kentucky Right to Life 
Association for their 40 years of leadership on this, the most 
consequential moral issue of our time. I also would like to personally 
welcome those members joining me in Washington, DC this Friday, January 
25, 2013, to participate in the annual March for Life on the National 
Mall. I hold each and every one of you in the highest regard and firmly 
stand behind you in this great endeavor.

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