Hundreds of thousands of people in the United States ventured to Washington, D.C. this week and marched to defend the most essential of our human rights. I was impressed and inspired by the thousands of young people of the pro-life generation who took to the streets and visited lawmakers to defend vulnerable, innocent lives.
It was great to see so many people celebrating each individual life as a gift from God and unique in this world. Since the Roe v. Wade decision in 1973, nearly 61 million unique lives have been extinguished and never given the chance to experience this great land or fulfill their Creator’s plans for them. 61 million. That’s more people than the entire population of Missouri and its eight neighboring states combined.
We fight for life because every life is a gift. At the Options for Women Banquet for Life in Ste. Genevieve last spring, I had the opportunity to sit with Abby Johnson.
You may recognize her name from the upcoming movie about her life, called “Unplanned.” Abby dedicated her life to helping vulnerable women, and this led to her working at an abortion clinic and eventually rising through the ranks to become a clinic director. That all changed when she assisted with an ultrasound-guided abortion and witnessed in horror as a 13-week baby fought for and ultimately lost its life. She has now dedicated her life to educating the public on pro-life issues and protecting the unborn. Her story is powerful, and shows how important it is that we defend those who can’t defend themselves.
While this week reminded the world that Americans support defending innocent life, it was also a reminder that the new Democrat leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives doesn’t support that vision.
While this week reminded the world that Americans support defending innocent life, it was also a reminder that the new Democrat leadership of the U.S. House of Representatives doesn’t support that vision.
This is the first year that I’ve been in the U.S. House that we didn’t pass a single piece of pro-life legislation around the March for Life. In years past we’ve passed the Pain-Capable Unborn Child Protection Act and other bills that would save lives and protect unborn children who are capable of feeling pain.
Unfortunately, one of Speaker Pelosi’s first acts as Speaker this month was to pass a bill that would send millions of American taxpayer dollars overseas to fund abortions in other countries.
Regardless of the new leadership in the U.S. House, I’m going to stand strong and continue to defend innocent life and protect hardworking Missourians’ tax dollars from going to policies they don’t agree with and undermine the right to life. I will continue to recognize life’s beginning at conception and fight for the most vulnerable, innocent life in our country. This includes pushing my bill, the No Abortion Bonds Act, which will close a loophole in the tax code which allows abortion clinics to be built and subsidized with taxpayer dollars. And I will continue to advocate for adoption services and pregnancy resource clinics that support mothers who have an unplanned pregnancy.
Life is vulnerable, and so is the right to it. Thank you to everyone who made the journey to our nation’s Capital this week to defend our God-given right to life and protect the most vulnerable in our country.
Regardless of the new leadership in the U.S. House, I’m going to stand strong and continue to defend innocent life and protect hardworking Missourians’ tax dollars from going to policies they don’t agree with and undermine the right to life. I will continue to recognize life’s beginning at conception and fight for the most vulnerable, innocent life in our country. This includes pushing my bill, the No Abortion Bonds Act, which will close a loophole in the tax code which allows abortion clinics to be built and subsidized with taxpayer dollars. And I will continue to advocate for adoption services and pregnancy resource clinics that support mothers who have an unplanned pregnancy.
Life is vulnerable, and so is the right to it. Thank you to everyone who made the journey to our nation’s Capital this week to defend our God-given right to life and protect the most vulnerable in our country.
How 'bout a little focus on the "born" for a change? If "pro-life" politicians spent half the time protecting the vulnerable children already in this world as they do the fetuses, we'd have fewer children killed by guns, hunger, bullying and domestic violence. But that would require changes that might rock someone's boat. Keep picking an choosing who you help, Jason. Take the easy way out.
ReplyDeleteDoes it not seem reasonable to supply birth control to women who do not want to get pregnant? Seems much cheaper and more humane to prevent unwanted births versus forcing women to have children, unwanted children, and having everyone support them or their genetic problems. What about a special tax on businesses that favor anti-abortion methods pay for their care and medicine. What about just giving women the right to choose whether to have children or not? This along with 12:20 idea of taking care of what we have versus adding more problems to the healthcare problem. This is strictly a man speaking out against women having the right to resist their desires to procreate and father children he does not have to incubate for 9 months with all that hormonal imbalance that women have to endure. Have some compassion.
ReplyDeleteCovington Catholic High School wearing their MAGA hats and representing at the March For Life in Washington DC. Chanting about building the Orange Foolius's dumb wall to an indigenous Vietnam veteran like the good white MAGAats they are.
ReplyDeleteDon't fall for it, folks. Every time Republicans are in trouble, they pivot to a wedge issue, like abortion or guns, to deflect attention from how thoroughly they are screwing up. Considering what's going on right now with Trump's shutdown, which has gone on so long it is now compromising national security, Smith should focus his attention only on that. But he won't, because there is no honest way to defend Trump's shutting down the government, inflicting pain and anxiety on 800,000 Americans and their families, and holding the whole country hostage to protect himself politically. I'll be glad when Ann Coulter and Rush Limbaugh tell Trump he can let people go back to work, with pay.
ReplyDelete5:07, it is so cute when people say things like "every time Republicans..." and they leave out "and Democrats".
DeleteIt is politics. Both sides do the same damn things and rubes like you get out your victim badges. You need to wake up and understand that neither side cares about you.
It’s not Trump’s shutdown. You need to read the Constitution if the United States of America, Article 1, Section 7—All spending and taxing starts with the House of Representatives. As soon as Pelosi ( who has the gavel) releases the funding, the shutdown will be over, and everyone goes back to work including back pay.
ReplyDeleteEvil Schumer and Pelosi wantbto deny President Trump the additional wsll( and repairs of the existing) in order to score political points, even though it protects us from a myriad of problems, gangs, drugs, disease; to name a few,
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