Rep. Gohmert Addresses March For Life Rally

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U.S. Representative Louie Gohmert (TX-01) addressed a crowd of tens of thousands of pro-life supporters today at the annual March for Life Rally held on the National Mall on the 37th anniversary of Roe vs. Wade, the landmark Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.

Rep. Gohmert stated, "I am Louie Gohmert. I am from the United States of America. How about that? I also happen to be from Texas. Now let me tell y'all, in 1983, my wife, Kathy, and I were going to have a baby, but 8-10 weeks early, she went into labor. The doctor's did what they could but Katy was coming. Back then her odds were not that good to live. When she was born, they gave her 20%, 40%, 60%, 80% and 100% oxygen and they were still losing her. The doctor came and said, "We need to take to her to the top level neonatal care unit.' And so they took her by ambulance to Shreveport. I was torn to stay with my wife in Tyler or go with our baby. Kathy said, "Go do any thing you can to help save our child.' I followed the ambulance. When I got there, the neonatologist said, "Oh so good that you have come. Come over here to our isolette.' They set up a stool there. Her breathing was so shallow, so fast, and so erratic. Her heartbeat was so fast and erratic. They had the monitor set up, and the doctor said, "She knows your voice. She knows who you are. Her eyes don't work. She won't see you but talk to her, caress her, let her know you love her, and it will help her live.' As I talked to her and rubbed her little heart, she reached out with her little hand and grabbed the end of my finger. Hours later the doctor came by as I was still seating there. He said, "If you look at the monitors her breathing has stabilized, her heart has stabilized. The child is drawing from your love, drawing your security, and drawing life from you.' How could I leave? I wouldn't.

Friends there are babies who don't know you but thank god you are there as they reach out to draw on your security, draw on your love so that they may have life. Thank you for what you are doing. Thank you for letting God use you as a vessel. My daughter, Katy, gave me this scarf and said "Wear it daddy it will keep you warm.' Thank you for being used for life. It's going to happen. You are going to save those children for what you are doing."

Rep. Louie Gohmert represents the First District of Texas in the U.S. House of Representatives. Among many other bills, some of the most recent pro-life legislation he has cosponsored includes H.R. 227, the Sanctity of Human Life Act that seeks to protect the right to life from the moment of fertilization.

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