[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 20]
[House]
[Page 27265]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




               SIGNING OF THE PARTIAL BIRTH ABORTION BAN

  (Mr. BOOZMAN asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BOOZMAN. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to thank President Bush who 
will be signing the Partial Birth Abortion Ban later today. By making 
the Partial Birth Abortion Ban law, Congress and President Bush have 
listened to the strong voices of our constituents who want to protect 
the health of women and fight for the sanctity of life.
  The Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act of 2003 bans the procedure in 
which a living fetus is partially delivered before the fetus is killed 
and delivery is completed. This law will have the power to stop partial 
birth abortion and prosecute the doctors who continue to practice this 
horrific procedure. Furthermore, it will give the parents of minors and 
husbands the right to bring civil actions against said doctors.
  As a father of three daughters and a member of the medical community, 
I am proud to have played a part in the preservation of women's health 
and the sacredness of life.

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