[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 152 (2006), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 11871]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




            SUPREME COURT NEEDS TO PROTECT THE RIGHT TO LIFE

  (Ms. FOXX asked and was given permission to address the House for 1 
minute.)
  Ms. FOXX. Mr. Speaker, life is a precious gift from God. It is 
something that should be honored, cherished and never taken for 
granted. The unborn are the most innocent and vulnerable members of our 
society, and their right to life must be protected.
  Mr. Speaker, I was delighted when this Congress passed legislation in 
2003 to prohibit partial birth abortions. This barbaric act entails 
partially removing a fetus in the third trimester from its mother's 
womb and then brutally killing it by puncturing or crushing its skull. 
The day that President Bush signed the bill banning this heinous act 
was a great one for our Nation. Unfortunately, some activist judges in 
the Eighth U.S. Circuit and Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals have 
taken it upon themselves to strike down this law, and countless lives 
are lost as a result.
  That is why I am pleased that the U.S. Supreme Court said yesterday 
it will consider a second appeal to reinstate the Federal ban on 
partial birth abortions. It is my hope the Supreme Court will rule in 
favor of the right to life and reinstate a ban on this terrible act.

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