[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 22 (Friday, February 5, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E114]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                 SMITH SPECIAL ORDER ON MARCH FOR LIFE

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                               speech of

                           HON. DEBBIE LESKO

                               of arizona

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, February 3, 2021

  Mrs. LESKO. Madam Speaker, 48 years ago, the United States Supreme 
Court ruled against basic human rights when they issued the Roe v. Wade 
decision. Since this decision to legalize abortion in all 50 states, 
over 62 million babies have been denied a chance at life. My colleagues 
and I gather here today to honor them and to affirm our determination 
to protect the unborn.
  The billion-dollar abortion industry has pervaded our communities and 
has attempted to normalize the horrors of abortion in our society. 
Abortion providers like Planned Parenthood call it ``essential'' and 
insist that it is health care. Abortion is not health care. Abortion 
procedures do not fight disease or heal a sickness, they deliberately 
and brutally end human life.
  Abortion is one of the great stains on America's culture and society. 
As a mother and a grandmother, my resolve to fight for life has only 
strengthened as I have served in Congress. I am grateful that so many 
of my colleagues and constituents stand with me to protect the unborn.

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