[Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 28 (Wednesday, February 13, 2019)]
[House]
[Page H1559]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                      PROTECT BORN-ALIVE CHILDREN

  (Mr. SPANO asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. SPANO. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to enthusiastically support 
Congresswoman Wagner's born-alive bill, a bill that would protect 
children born after a failed abortion from further attempts on their 
lives.
  This is not a liberal or conservative issue. This is not a Democratic 
or Republican issue. This is not a political issue, even. It is a moral 
issue, and moral issues have a way of being undeniable.
  It is a universal truth that laws protect the living; and while many 
of us cannot agree when life begins, I am confident that everyone in 
this House would agree that life begins at least at birth. More 
importantly, I am confident that the vast majority of the American 
people would agree that a child born alive is, in fact, alive.
  I understand there may be attempts to prevent a vote on this bill to 
protect Members who are against the born-alive bill, but, no, it is 
impossible to protect politicians from the moral convictions of the 
American people, and history is unkind to those who try.
  I urge Members from both parties to see the born-alive bill as an 
opportunity to foster bipartisanship in this House.
  Supporting this bill does not make you antiabortion or against a 
woman's right to choose; it simply ensures that laws already in place 
are enforced to protect the most vulnerable among us.

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