Anniversary of Roe V. Wade

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Mr. ESTES. Madam Speaker, today I address the first and most fundamental right guaranteed to every individual--the right to life.

Next week marks the 47th anniversary since the tragic ruling in Roe v. Wade. In that time, more than 60 million lives have been lost to abortion.

That's 60 million babies who were never given the chance to fulfill their potential as a future doctor, farmer, artist, or maybe Member of Congress.

Last year, I helped support efforts by the Trump administration to update Title X guidelines so that tax dollars for family planning services don't go to abortion providers.

This year we have built on our pro-life efforts by introducing the Down Syndrome Discrimination by Abortion Prohibition Act to protect the most vulnerable of the unborn.

We have accomplished great victories for life over the past three years, however we know there is more to be done.

That's why I want to thank the hundreds of thousands of Americans from Kansas and throughout our country who will be convening in Washington next week to stand for life.

We know that research has proven what pro-life Kansans have already known--that is life is precious and it begins at conception.

As a dad of three and a Kansan, I stand in support of fellow Kansans and Americans who are a voice for the voiceless.

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