[United States Statutes at Large, Volume 118, 108th Congress, 2nd Session]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

Proclamation 7752 of January 15, 2004


 
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2004


By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

As Americans, we are led by the power of our conscience and the history
of our country to defend and promote the dignity and rights of all
people. Each person, however frail or defenseless, has a place and a
purpose in this world. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we
celebrate the gift of life and our commitment to building a society of
compassion and humanity.
Today, the principles of human dignity enshrined in the Declaration of
Independence--that all persons are created equal and possess the
unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness--
continue to guide us. In November, I signed into law the Partial-Birth
Abortion Ban Act of 2003, reaffirming our commitment to protecting
innocent life and to a basic standard of humanity--the duty of the
strong to defend the weak. My Administration encourages adoption and
supports abstinence education, crisis pregnancy programs, parental
notification laws, and other measures to help us continue to build a
culture of life. By working together, we will provide hope to the
weakest among us and achieve a more compassionate and merciful world.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States of
America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution and
laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 18, 2004,
as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all Americans to
recognize this day with appropriate ceremonies in our homes and places
of worship and to reaffirm our commitment to respecting the life and
dignity of every human being.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fifteenth day of
January, in the year of our Lord two thousand four, and of the
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-
eighth.
GEORGE W. BUSH


PROCLAMATION 7753--JAN. 16, 2004