[Congressional Record Volume 160, Number 20 (Monday, February 3, 2014)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E151]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                RECOGNIZING ALL AMERICANS' RIGHT TO LIFE

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                          HON. DANIEL WEBSTER

                               of florida

                    in the house of representatives

                        Monday, February 3, 2014

  Mr. WEBSTER of Florida. Mr. Speaker, on January 22, 2013, we 
remembered the unborn children who have died as a direct result of the 
Supreme Court's rulings in Roe v. Wade and Doe v. Bolton on January 22, 
1973.
   An estimated 55 million children have been aborted in the United 
States since those Supreme Court decisions were handed down from our 
Nation's highest court 41 years ago. This staggering number represents 
nearly three times the total population of my home state of Florida. In 
2012 alone, Planned Parenthood reported performing 330,000 abortion 
procedures--more than the entire population of Orlando.
   On this 41st anniversary of those historic decisions, I mourn for 
the loss of our Nation's unborn children and for their families. Every 
child is an invaluable gift with unique talents, interests and 
personality. My wife, Sandy, and I have six children, and it has been a 
privilege to raise them and watch them as they've grown over the years. 
Three of our children are now married, and Sandy and I have eight 
beautiful grandchildren. As our family continues to grow, it is a 
blessing to welcome more grandchildren and great-grandchildren into our 
lives.
   Life is a precious gift, and I am grateful every day for the lives 
of my children and grandchildren. I am saddened by the loss of 55 
million unborn children, children who would have lived to be our 
cherished sons and daughters, our brothers and sisters, our neighbors, 
and our friends. Our Nation is strongest when every child's right to 
life is honored. To that end, we must never cease to fight for life, 
nor cease to be grateful for our own.

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