[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 500]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




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                             MARCH FOR LIFE

  (Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania asked and was given permission to 
address the House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. THOMPSON of Pennsylvania. Madam Speaker, Friday marks the annual 
March for Life, and I look forward to joining the thousands of 
constituents that will journey to Washington to be the voice of the 
unborn and champions for their protection. Without abortion, we can 
only imagine what cures, innovations, and discoveries we would have 
today from those aborted babies who did not grow up to fulfill the 
purpose that God had for them.
  Our country is founded on the principles of Judeo-Christian ethics, 
including dignity of human life and life is an unalienable right. If we 
do not respect and protect the born and the unborn, all other values 
and morals are meaningless.
  The dignity of human life is the first principle of any civilized 
society. Abortion is contrary to one of the basic foundations in this 
great Nation of equal rights for all and special exemption for none. 
Abortion is contrary to the beliefs held by most Americans that it is 
right and moral to help those who are in need and vulnerable. The 
innocent unborn are among the most vulnerable.
  Thank you to the hundreds of thousands who will be in Washington on 
Friday to march for this country's most vulnerable, the unborn.

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