[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 206 (Tuesday, November 30, 2021)]
[House]
[Page H6700]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  RESPECTING THE DIGNITY OF THE UNBORN

  (Mr. LaMALFA asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. LaMALFA. Madam Speaker, as the Supreme Court hears oral arguments 
in the case of Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, I stand 
before the House to proclaim strongly my commitment to being pro-life.
  Three years ago Mississippi passed a law by an overwhelming majority 
to limit abortions after 15 weeks of pregnancy with reasonable 
exceptions. The State legislature and then-Governor Phil Bryant 
supported this bill to protect the life of mothers and the dignity of 
the unborn. Abortion precedents established in Roe v. Wade and Planned 
Parenthood v. Casey have prevented States from passing laws to protect 
unborn babies before viability--the age at which a child could survive 
outside the womb.
  Medical advancements like ultrasounds and prenatal surgeries have 
shown the humanity of the unborn which points to the value of life from 
the moment of conception. Unborn babies have a heartbeat as early as 5 
weeks, and by 15 weeks they can taste, make facial expressions, and, of 
course, feel pain.
  Confronted by a culture that continues to take human lives for 
granted, I applaud the State of Mississippi for their pro-life stance 
and their challenge of outdated precedent that prevents protections for 
the unborn.
  Madam Speaker, I will always stand for life.

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