[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 10 (Thursday, January 17, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H704]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                    SUPPORTING DIGNITY OF HUMAN LIFE

  (Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to address 
the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. JOYCE of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, today, I join my colleagues 
in rising to support the dignity of human life, and no time is more 
appropriate to do so than when we approach the 46th anniversary of Roe 
v. Wade.
  Not only was the Supreme Court's 1973 ruling a judicial overreach, it 
was an assault on a fundamental truth that is essential to our 
democracy, the truth that all people are created in the image and 
likeness of God and that all people have the right to life.
  Protecting that precious, God-given gift of life is not just 
something I talk about; it is part of my identity as a doctor. When I 
graduated from medical school, I pledged never to perform, assist, or 
facilitate an abortion. The people of Pennsylvania's 13th Congressional 
District have sent me to Washington to apply that pledge to my work in 
Congress as well.

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