Rep. Barry Moore: Americans should know how extreme the pro-abortion movement has grown
Washington, D.C. —Rep. Barry Moore (AL-02) spoke today on the floor of the U.S. House of Representatives about the growing extremism of the pro-abortion movement in the decades since the Roe v. Wade decision. Click here for video of Moore's speech.
Moore's remarks as prepared:
“As a Christian and a father of four, the issue of abortion is personal to me. I believe an unborn child is a human life, fearfully and wonderfully made and worth protecting.
“In the last 50 years, scientific advancements have taught us a great deal about the early stages of life. As early as five weeks, unborn babies in the womb have a heartbeat. At ten weeks, the baby has arms and legs, fingers, and toes. At fifteen weeks, babies have fully developed hearts – pumping 26 quarts of blood per day.
“From a legal standpoint, I firmly believe, as do many conservative and liberal legal scholars, that Roe v. Wade is an inherently flawed opinion and that nowhere in our Constitution exists the right to abort a child.
“Recently we’ve watched the far left and liberal media attack our Supreme Court Justices after a leaked draft opinion shows the court might overturn Roe, appropriately giving states the power to decide this issue.
“Never content to let a crisis go to waste, Senate Democrats tried to advance a radical and inhumane bill that would guarantee the right to abort a baby up until the moment of birth -- the moment of birth! Eighty percent of Americans think abortion should be illegal in the third trimester. The Democrats’ media allies won’t bring attention to this, but it’s important Americans know how extreme the pro-abortion movement has grown. Shouldn’t a debate like this take place in the states, where citizens will have more input on this important issue?
“I will continue fighting to protect the unborn, as well as the radical propaganda coming out of Washington. We must stop extreme attacks on the sanctity of life at all costs.”