[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 21 (Thursday, February 4, 2021)]
[House]
[Pages H337-H338]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                          CONDEMNING ABORTION

  (Mr. GROTHMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. GROTHMAN. Madam Speaker, our wonderful country, America, has been 
given material wealth beyond belief, plus natural beauty that I think 
is greater than anything around the world.
  In 1973, how did this country respond to those gifts? The United 
States Supreme Court, in Roe v. Wade, legalized abortion, something 
that even in days before the ultrasound, almost was universally 
condemned around the world. Since that time, 62 million unborn babies 
have had their lives cut short in America.
  The United States is one of only seven countries in the world where 
late-term abortions are legal, joining countries like China, North 
Korea, Vietnam, and then Singapore, Canada, and Holland.
  Now, we, under the current administration, look to push for still 
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abortions by talking about removing the Hyde amendment allowing for 
taxpayer funding and, even worse, repealing the new Mexico City policy 
in which the United States gives money to organizations abroad who will 
wind up performing abortions. That is what the United States will 
become known for around the world.
  How is this to respond to the natural wealth and beauty we have been 
given.

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