[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 64 (Wednesday, April 14, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H1746]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                PROTECTING INFANTS WHO SURVIVE ABORTIONS

  (Mrs. WAGNER asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend her remarks.)
  Mrs. WAGNER. Mr. Speaker, today I rise to implore my colleagues to 
join me in the fight to protect the most vulnerable in our society, 
infants who survive abortions.
  Again and again, more than 75 times, Democrats have refused to even 
allow a vote on my legislation, the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors 
Protection Act. This, Mr. Speaker, is shameful.
  Every child should be welcomed with joy and wonder, no matter the 
circumstances of their birth. I will not stop working until this 
legislation is passed and signed into law, so all newborns have a 
chance at life.
  Just 2 hours ago, Representative Kat Cammack filed a discharge 
petition so that Democrats can't continue to block the Born-Alive Act. 
It is my sincerest hope that every Member of Congress, Democrat or 
Republican, finds the courage to add their name to this petition. This 
is the simplest decision that any of us can make. Do you support babies 
receiving lifesaving care after they are born, or would you deny these 
children that care and murder them or leave them to die in front of 
you?
  I am challenging Congress to stand up and do the right thing. I urge 
my colleagues to sign the discharge petition to ensure no American 
child is denied medical care.

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