[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 146 (2000), Part 1]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages 1275-1276]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



                      TRIBUTE TO SUSAN B. ANTHONY

                                 ______
                                 

                          HON. JO ANN EMERSON

                              of missouri

                    in the house of representatives

                       Tuesday, February 15, 2000

  Mrs. EMERSON. Mr. Speaker, Susan B. Anthony is remembered for her 
pioneering

[[Page 1276]]

work to establish equal rights for women. As she fought to widen 
society's guarantee of equal rights to include women, she also sought 
to widen this guarantee for others as well. For Susan B. Anthony, this 
meant opposing slavery. And it also meant rejecting abortion, which she 
considered nothing less than ``child murder.'' Today, 180 years after 
Susan B. Anthony's birth which we commemorate today, we continue her 
legacy in promoting equality under the law for all, including the 
unborn.
  Susan B. Anthony rejected abortion because she championed equal 
rights for all. In Anthony's view, abortion violated the rights of both 
women and children for it deprived the unborn of their right to life, 
and exploited women. As Susan B. Anthony said: ``When a woman destroys 
the life of her unborn child, it is a sign that, by education or 
circumstance, she has been greatly wronged.''
  On this the 180th anniversary of her birthday, let us recommit 
ourselves to fulfilling the pro-life and pro-women vision of Susan B. 
Anthony, moving toward that day when neither women nor children shall 
ever again be greatly wronged by abortion.

                          ____________________