As we reflect on the momentous Dobbs decision, I hope that we can
take

inspiration from the dedication of the pro-life community and support
mothers with love, hope, and the right to choose life.
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I thank my good friend from Minnesota
for her remarks.
  I yield to the gentlewoman from South Carolina (Mrs. Biggs), one of
our couple of remaining speakers, who I like to refer to these two new
awesome Members as ``the dynamic duo'' from North and South Carolina.
  Mrs. BIGGS of South Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague for
leading on this important topic. As a child of God, as a mother, and as
a healthcare provider, this topic is very personal to me.
  Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago, the Supreme Court made the right decision
in Dobbs and returned the issue of abortion to the American people and
their elected representatives.
  For nearly 50 years, Roe v. Wade prevented States from protecting
unborn children and advancing policies that reflected the values of
their citizens.
  Dobbs changed that.
  Since then, millions of Americans have had a voice in this debate
once again, and countless lives have been protected.
  But our work is not finished.
  Today, abortion pills account for the majority of abortions in
America, and women are increasingly being prescribed these drugs
without an in-person medical examination and with little
accountability.
  That is why I am introducing legislation to strengthen safeguards
surrounding the dispensing of abortion drugs and to ensure that women
receive the care and protections they deserve.
  As we mark this anniversary, I remain committed to defending the
unborn, to supporting mothers, and building a culture that values every
human life.

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  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I yield to Mr. Harris from North
Carolina, the second half of the dynamic duo from the Carolinas.
  Mr. HARRIS of North Carolina. Mr. Speaker, I thank Vice Chairman
Moore so much for being willing to host this very Special Order.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise today on this very special anniversary, the
fourth anniversary of the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs v. Jackson
Women's Health Organization.
  As has already been stated, 4 years ago, the Supreme Court overturned
Roe v. Wade and returned the issue of abortion to the American people
and their elected representatives. For nearly 50 years, Roe kept States
and citizens from fully using their laws to protect unborn children.
  Today, we celebrate Dobbs as a victory for the God-given right to
life and for the pro-life laws that have protected hundreds of
thousands of unborn children since that decision.
  Next week, our Nation will celebrate 250 years since the signing of
the Declaration of Independence. At our very founding, America declared
that every person is endowed by our creator with a right to life. That
right belongs to the unborn as surely as it belongs to any one of us.
  Every child, born and unborn, is made in the image of God. That gives
every child a dignity that no court can create, and no government can
deny. Long before a child is seen by the world, that child is seen and
known by God and is worthy of protection.
  As a father of 3 and a grandfather of 11, I have seen the blessings
of children being brought into this world. Through my own family, I
know they are among the greatest gifts the Lord gives. Each one
deserves the opportunity to be born.
  The work of protecting life is far from over, especially as chemical
abortion by mail continues to expand across this country. Today, women
can order chemical abortion drugs online and receive them at home
without ever seeing a doctor in person.
  Under the Biden administration, the FDA recklessly removed the in-
person dispensing requirement for mifepristone, opening the door for
abortion drugs to be sent by mail without direct medical oversight.
  These drugs end the life of an unborn child. When they are
distributed this way, mothers can be left to face the risks alone.
Without an in-person visit, a woman may not receive proper screening
for complications. No woman should be sent abortion drugs through the
mail and left to face the pain and the aftermath by herself.
  My bill that I have introduced, the Teleabortion Prevention Act of
2025, would make it a Federal offense for doctors to send chemical
abortion drugs through the mail without providing in-person care
before, during, and after the abortion.
  As we continue toward the day when every unborn child is protected in
law, this bill is a necessary step. It puts essential safeguards back
in place and holds providers accountable.
  Mr. Speaker, 4 years after Dobbs, the fight for life is not finished.
Congress must continue to defend the sanctity of every human life.
  On this anniversary, we remember the children who were never given
the chance to live; we fight for the children still at risk; and we
stand with the mothers who deserve to know that life is still possible.
  Again, I thank Vice Chairman Moore for leading this Special Order.
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, that was a great message from the
gentleman from North Carolina, and I appreciate his voice on this
matter.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentleman from Louisiana (Mr. Johnson),
the current Speaker of the House, who is taking time out of his very
busy schedule to share some remarks on this most important topic and
anniversary of the Dobbs decision.
  Mr. JOHNSON of Louisiana. Mr. Speaker, I thank Congressman Blake
Moore, a great champion and great vice chairman of the House Republican
Conference, for yielding. I am so delighted with what he has done with
the office. I thank him for hosting this Special Order hour. It is very
appropriate and a historic moment that we are in.
  Mr. Speaker, I rise this evening to join all of my colleagues in
celebrating the fourth anniversary of the lifesaving Dobbs decision.
  As we know, and I know it has been discussed tonight, that decision
reversed five decades of inhuman social engineering, the murder of tens
of millions of unborn children. Ultimately, it returned the question of
regulating abortion to the people's elected representatives, where it
should have remained the whole time.
  I was born 1 year before Roe v. Wade, almost exactly to the day. I
was born in January 1972. Roe was decided in January 1973, as we know.
In my 54 years of life, I will say the Dobbs decision represents the
most consequential and lifesaving decision of my lifetime.
  I used to go into the courts, for almost 20 years, as a
constitutional law litigator to defend the sanctity of human life, but
Dobbs was the big one.
  Mr. Speaker, think about how many innocent, unborn children have been
lost to the hands of Big Abortion. Estimates suggest it is somewhere
above 65 million lives. I have always believed that is a low estimate
because we know many States do not accurately report abortion numbers.
It is probably much higher than that. That is just the number since Roe
was decided in 1973.
  It is just an unconscionable thing. It is an unspeakable evil.
Thankfully, by the grace of God, the Supreme Court finally righted that
egregious wrong.
  The conditions that led to that decision did not materialize
overnight. It took a long, long time. From the moment Roe was decided
in 1973, pro-life advocates went to work to pray, organize, build
faithful and effective coalitions, and educate the public on the
scourge of abortion. They did not do that with hate. They were
motivated by love. That is what this has always been about.

  We know that mere words of support are not enough. As advocates for
life, we must continue to advocate for and support the heroic mission
of things like the pregnancy resource centers around the country. They
do vital work that is so important. Those centers don't just provide
lifesaving and practical care. They empower women to choose life.
  We know the statistics. When a woman sees her unborn child on an
ultrasound, she has about an 86-percent chance of going through with
the pregnancy, to understand that is a child there. No matter how
small, it is a person.
  Of course, this anniversary and this year are particularly important.
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