    [Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 40, Number 13 (Monday, March 29, 2004)]
    [Page 472]
    [Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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    Statement on Senate Passage of the ``Unborn Victims of Violence Act''

    March 25, 2004

        I applaud the Senate for passing the ``Unborn Victims of Violence
    Act'' today by a strong bipartisan vote. We must continue to build a
    culture of life in our country, a compassionate society in which every
    child is welcomed in life and protected by law.
        Pregnant women who have been harmed by violence, and their families,
    know that there are two victims--the mother and the unborn child--and
    both victims should be protected by Federal law.
        I look forward to signing this important legislation into law.