[Congressional Record Volume 170, Number 11 (Monday, January 22, 2024)]
[Senate]
[Pages S200-S201]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




 RECOGNIZING THE HEARTLAND PREGNANCY CARE CENTER AND TRIBUTE TO BECKY 
                                 REIMER

 Mr. MARSHALL. Mr. President, I rise to day to recognize the 
Heartland Preganacy Center and Becky Reimer for their efforts in 
declaring January 22, 2024, the Sanctity of Human Life Day and Respect 
for Life Day in Harvey County, KS.
  As a staunch advocate for life who spent my career as an OB/GYN 
protecting the lives of both mother and child, I had the privilege of 
delivering over 5,000 babies, witnessing each time the beauty of the 
gift of life. There is nothing more precious than handing a child to 
his or her mother to be held for the first time.
  As a U.S. Senator, I have continued this passion for protecting life 
in all its forms, including the unborn, the pregnant woman, and the new 
mother. Having started and supervised multiple family planning clinics, 
I can tell you that we must all work together towards ensuring access 
to prenatal care, proper nutrition, and childcare, as well as attending 
to the social challenges a mother faces. I am proud to have sponsored 
legislation that addresses these points, and I look forward to future 
opportunities to continue protecting the sanctity of life.

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  Our Founding Fathers acknowledged the defense of life, from 
conception until natural death, as the backbone of our country when 
they declared that all men are created equal, endowed by their Creator 
with the unalienable rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of 
happiness. Thus, it is our collective duty to create and provide an 
environment in which life, from conception until natural death, is 
safeguarded as the moral foundation for America and the rest of the 
world.
  For this reason, I now ask my colleagues to join me in recognizing 
the Heartland Pregnancy Center and Becky Reimer for their collective 
efforts in declaring January 22, 2024, as the Sanctity of Human Life 
Day and Respect for Life Day in Harvey County, KS.

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