[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 159 (2013), Part 4]
[House]
[Page 5962]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                           THE GOSNELL TRIAL

  (Mr. BENTIVOLIO asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute and to revise and extend his remarks.)
  Mr. BENTIVOLIO. I am glad our country is having a conversation about 
gun violence. It's about the children, we say. I am glad our country is 
discussing immigration reform. It's about the children, we say. I am 
glad we are finally having a conversation about our trillion-dollar 
deficit. It's about the children, we say. Every day, this Chamber 
debates and votes on legislation, all in the name of the children, we 
say.
  Well, Baby A was a child. He had 10 fingers and 10 toes and he moved. 
He moved before those scissors were jabbed in the back of his head and 
he moved in reaction to the pain he felt.
  Baby B had 10 fingers and 10 toes. He kicked in his mother's womb. 
His mother was a child herself--scared, frightened, looking for an 
adult to help her.
  Dr. Gosnell, his staff, the health department, and even national pro-
choice organizations were in no way concerned with these women, their 
health or well-being. Instead, these entities either turned a blind eye 
or they were more devoted to a political ideology rather than the 
sounds of babies drowning in toilets.

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