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Possibility of Overturning Roe V. Wade

Floor Speech

By: Jim Baird
By: Jim Baird
Date: May 11, 2022
Location: Washington, DC

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Mr. BAIRD. Madam Speaker, I thank my colleague from Louisiana for holding this Special Order.

Madam Speaker, I rise today to stand in support of our most important and fundamental right: the right to life. In the seventies then-Senator Biden said of Roe v. Wade: ``I don't like the Supreme Court decision on abortion. I think it went too far.''

A decade later he would sign a constitutional amendment that would allow States to overturn the Supreme Court ruling. Times have changed. Thanks to the advancements in science and our understanding that babies can feel pain at 15 weeks, we must support policies that advocate for and protect the most vulnerable among us.

I believe that life begins at conception, and I believe that life is a miracle that should be enjoyed, celebrated, and shielded.

I will close by saying this: When we know better, we do better. Now that we know better and know unborn babies can feel pain, it is time that we do better.

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