[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 26 (Thursday, February 11, 2021)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E123]
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                              ROE V. WADE

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                         HON. GREGORY F. MURPHY

                           of north carolina

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, February 11, 2021

  Mr. MURPHY of North Carolina. Madam Speaker, as a physician who has 
held 20-week-old babies in my hand, it floors me to think that some do 
not feel they are worthy of life. Who knows how many future movie 
stars, professional athletes, or even members of Congress never got 
their chance to shine because they were believed to only be ``a clump 
of cells.''
  Abortion activists always deflect with the line: ``not your body, not 
your choice.'' Dye their hair green, pierce their lip, tattoo their 
tongue, the whole nine yards. That's their prerogative. A developing 
person is NOT a body part. A baby is its own completely separate 
entity. They have unique DNA. They have a unique future awaiting them. 
Nobody has the right to kill it.
  Of course, pregnancies are absolutely difficult on women. I've 
watched my wife go through three of them. But what is more important? 
Opting out of a difficult 9 months? Or, on average, the 80 years of 
human life that result from that pregnancy?
  One argument you frequently hear is that it's cruel for babies to be 
born into a world of poverty, so they're better off dead. This is such 
a sad argument. Life can be difficult, no doubt, being born into 
poverty, but life also offers endless opportunities for success. How 
can anyone deprive someone of their chance to succeed and experience 
life?
  As science continues to progress and we learn more and more about 
babies in the early stages of pregnancy, it's my hope that people will 
finally come around to see their humanity. I pledge to continue 
fighting until that day comes and this evil is rooted out of our 
nation.

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