[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5071]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                            PROTECTING LIFE

  (Mr. WILLIAMS asked and was given permission to address the House for 
1 minute.)
  Mr. WILLIAMS. Mr. Speaker, there is nothing on Earth more precious 
than life. No matter where you stand on the abortion issue, most 
Americans find the practice and actions of Dr. Kermit Gosnell, an 
abortion provider, to be brutal, unconscionable, and barbaric.
  The astounding reality is that Dr. Gosnell's methods of killing 
babies who survive abortions are commonly used by clinics across the 
Nation. Similar deadly actions take the lives of 1 million unborn 
children each year in the United States. This is a violent act that is 
entirely unjustifiable.
  I am a firm believer that every human being is created in God's own 
image, every life is precious, and we have an obligation to protect 
life at every stage. It's time we get rid of this gruesome procedure 
once and for all, and I hope and pray that the President will consider 
it before more innocent lives are taken.

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