Special meeting on the House floor addresses Planned Parenthood, pro-abortion nominee Dawn Johnsen.
Pro-life members of the U.S. House of Representatives gathered for a special meeting Tuesday night to discuss the fight to protect life.
Rep. Steve King, R-Iowa, led the Pro-Life Special Order on the House floor and was joined by Rep. Chris Smith, R-N.J. The hour-long discussion covered Secretary of State Hillary Clinton's recent award from Planned Parenthood; pro-abortion Justice nominee Dawn Johnsen; the pain felt by the preborn; and when life begins.
King said there are two questions every person must answer.
"Do you believe in the sanctity of human life?"
"Once we establish the answer 'Yes,' the only question to follow is, 'Then at what instant does life begin?' You have to choose an instant. You can't guess at it."
King said the issue is simple, but has "become a political argument that has destroyed the lives of 50 million babies."
Smith called on Congress and the White House to "take a long, hard, second look at the multimillion, almost billion, dollar corporation called Planned Parenthood — Child Abuse Incorporated."
"It is time to respect the value and the dignity of all human life," he said.
Ashley Horne, federal policy analyst at Focus on the Family Action, praised King and Smith.
"Any efforts like these to highlight the cause of the preborn should be applauded," she said. "The administration and this Democrat-controlled Congress must not be allowed to ignore the horror of abortion in this country and abroad."
Contact: Jennifer Mesko
Source: CitizenLink
Publish Date: April 2, 2009
