[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 10 (Thursday, January 17, 2019)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E65]
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            RECOGNIZING THE 46TH ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE

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                             HON. RON ESTES

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 17, 2019

  Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, I rise today to address the first and most 
fundamental right guaranteed to every individual . . . the right to 
life.
  Next week marks the 46th anniversary since the tragic ruling in Roe 
v. Wade. In that time, more than 60 million lives have been lost to 
abortion.
  That's 60 million babies who were never given the chance to fulfill 
their potential as a future doctor, farmer, artist, or Member of 
Congress.
  Last year the House made significant progress to protect life through 
the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and by urging the Trump 
administration to update Title X guidelines so that tax dollars for 
family planning services don't go to abortion providers.
  I was proud to help lead that effort in the House, but I know we 
can't stop there.
  That's why I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of Americans 
from Kansas and throughout our country who are arriving in Washington 
this week to participate in the March for Life.
  As part of this year's theme, Unique from Day One: Pro-Life is Pro-
Science, we know that research has proven what pro-life Kansans have 
already known--that life is precious and it begins at conception.
  As a proud father of three and a Kansan, I stand in support of the 
hundreds of thousands of fellow Kansans and Americans who will be the 
voice for the voiceless at the March for Life.
  I want to thank Congressman Smith for organizing the Special Order.