[Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 10 (Thursday, January 16, 2020)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E51]
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                       ANNIVERSARY OF ROE V. WADE

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                             HON. RON ESTES

                               of kansas

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, January 16, 2020

  Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, today I address the first and most 
fundamental right guaranteed to every individual--the right to life.
  Next week marks the 47th 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 maybe Member of 
Congress.
  Last year, I helped support efforts by the Trump administration to 
update Title X guidelines so that tax dollars for family planning 
services don't go to abortion providers.
  This year we have built on our pro-life efforts by introducing the 
Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act to protect the 
most vulnerable of the unborn.
  We have accomplished great victories for life over the past three 
years, however we know there is more to be done.
  That's why I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of Americans 
from Kansas and throughout our country who will be convening in 
Washington next week to stand for life.
  We know that research has proven what pro-life Kansans have already 
known--that is life is precious and it begins at conception.
  As a dad of three and a Kansan, I stand in support of fellow Kansans 
and Americans who are a voice for the voiceless.

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