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Contact: Michael C. Frohlich
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congresswoman Virginia Foxx (NC-05) voted in favor of H.R. 6099 the Unborn Child Pain Awareness Act. This is an informed consent bill that ensures mothers are educated of the evidence that their unborn child can feel pain by 20 weeks after gestation, if not earlier and would allow women to request pain medicine for their baby. When they have chosen an abortion, women are not currently informed of the extremely painful death their child will endure during an abortion.

Congresswoman Foxx commented, “It is imperative that Congress take the appropriate measures to protect the sanctity of life and the rights of the unborn. Experts have shown that fetuses can feel pain at least 20 weeks after fertilization. We have taken action to ensure that the pain of livestock and laboratory animals is reduced and prevented, yet when it comes to unborn children we hesitate. If an unborn child can feel pain in the womb, I can’t imagine the pain felt during an abortion.

“Life is a gift from God, and should be respected. We must do all we can to protect the rights of those unborn children with no voices and at the very least, help reduce the suffering they may endure,” concluded Foxx.

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