Friday, we celebrate the signing of the Declaration of Independence,
our 250th anniversary as a nation.
  The Declaration is our Nation's birth certificate. That is how we
describe it all the time, because it is. In that certificate, we boldly
proclaim the self-evident truths that all people are created equally by
God, and all people are endowed by Him, God, our creator, with their
inalienable rights. Of course, that begins, as articulated in the
Declaration, with the right to life, logically.
  We still have work to do to continue building a culture of life. We
still have work to ensure that we are living up to the ideals espoused
in the Declaration. Tonight, we should let these anniversaries serve as
calls to action, to continue building a culture of life and to advance
policies that protect the sanctity and the dignity of every human life.
  I again thank my good friend, a great champion for the rights of the
unborn, Vice Chairman Blake Moore, for organizing this Special Order.
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman from Louisiana,
the Speaker, more aptly known by the more prominent title of former
vice chair.
  Mr. Speaker, I appreciate his voice. It is such an important, unique
voice, from a law background to legislative on this very important
topic.
  I am very much looking forward to hearing from our last speaker this
evening, the gentlewoman from Florida, who has a very unique
experience, being able to talk about this, having just had a child
herself. I couldn't think of a better way to end.
  I thank all of my colleagues for being willing to come down and carve
out extra time from our busy schedules to come talk about this very
important issue. I am looking forward to hearing her remarks.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield to the gentlewoman from Florida (Mrs. Cammack).
  Mrs. CAMMACK. Mr. Speaker, I thank my colleague from the great State
of Utah, the very esteemed and important vice chair, the most important
title for hosting this Special Order, marking an incredible and
important anniversary.
  Mr. Speaker, 4 years ago, the Supreme Court's decision in Dobbs
returned one of the most important questions in our society to the
American people and their elected representatives.
  Since then, there has been a lot of rhetoric, a lot of fear, and a
lot of misinformation. In fact, we have heard some of it tonight.
  I know this all too well because I have lived it personally. See, 2
years after Dobbs, I experienced one of the most dangerous pregnancy
complications a woman can face, an ectopic pregnancy. My baby had no
heartbeat. Without treatment, I could have lost my life.
  Doctors warned that if the pregnancy ruptured, the window to save me
could be measured in minutes--not hours, not days, minutes.
  I was accused of a number of things, things like special treatment
and calling in favors. The truth is, it is a lie. I had no special
treatment. There were no favors to call in.
  Instead, I fought and advocated. I sat in the ER and read the doctors
the law right from my phone. They had hesitated due to confusion.

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  What shocked me most was the confusion surrounding my care. It was
not because Florida's law had been presented a particular way. It
expressly protected women like me. It expressly said in statute that
ectopic pregnancies are medical emergencies. The confusion, in fact,
came from misinformation from pro-abortion activists who had geofenced
hospitals with digital ads convincing healthcare providers that they
would face consequences for providing lifesaving care and convincing
them that treating miscarriages and ectopics is an abortion.
  It is not. It never has been, not in Florida, not in any State, not
by the medical establishment, and, heck, not even by Planned
Parenthood. Planned Parenthood has even stated this.
  This is an uncomfortable fact that the pro-abortion lobby is fighting
like hell to change.
  While my husband and I were going through this hell, I kept asking:
What happens to the woman who doesn't know the law? What happens to her
if she is scared, alone, or too sick to fight for herself?
  What if she doesn't have a doctor? What if she doesn't have a car to
get to help?
  Four years after Dobbs, it is clear that we need a whole heck of a
lot less political theater and a whole heck of a lot more honest
conversations. We need to support women who face miscarriages,
stillbirths, and ectopic pregnancies, and we dang sure need better
maternal healthcare.
  We need facts instead of fear. The pro-abortion lobby would love for
Americans to believe that a ``wanted pregnancy'' is a precious baby
worthy of protection and love while simultaneously labeling an
``unwanted pregnancy'' merely a clump of cells that does not deserve
love or protection.
  Both cannot be true at the same time. That is not a political
opinion. That is the most basic principle in all of human reasoning.
Aristotle called this the principle of noncontradiction. A thing cannot
both be and not be the same thing simultaneously.
  It is the pro-abortion lobby's position that they are hoping
Americans abandon logic in order to accept a narrative that is false.
  Calling it out is the least that we can do. Pushing back and having
this national conversation about how we protect women is long overdue,
and we need to remember that behind every statistic is a family, a baby
who was loved, and a mother whose life matters.
  Recently, I introduced the Bereaved Parents Rights Act. This bill
would allow the parents to collect their children's remains so they can
properly grieve their lost children. We must remember that these are
children. They are worthy of life, protection, and love, and we must
fight for them every single day along with their parents. That is the
work that is ahead of us. It is a conversation that is not just worth
having, it is an issue worth fighting for.
  Mr. Speaker, today we celebrate 4 years of saving lives and many more
to come.
  Mr. MOORE of Utah. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentlewoman and my
colleague from Florida. I appreciate her words.
  I wanted to just end with a few remarks myself, Mr. Speaker, as we
wrap up this evening's Special Order on this very important topic.
  Today is an opportunity to reflect on how far we have come to protect
the right to life and supporting children, women, and families.
  Today marks the fourth anniversary of the Dobbs decision reaffirming
that the U.S. Constitution does not grant the right to an abortion and
rightfully returns regulatory authority to State legislators. It is
very plain, and it is very simple. That is what took place 4 years ago.
  This decision provided the ability for more comprehensive care,
representation, and opportunity for life, and it ensured that States
like Utah can make decisions that align with our pro-life and pro-
family values.
  As a husband and father of four young boys, this is personal.
Children are our future, and we must work harder to ensure every child
and their mothers have the opportunity and resources to thrive and
succeed.
  At the end of my first year in office, my youngest son, Franklin, was
born. Frankie had an H-type fistula that conjoined his trachea and his
esophagus. It is a very rare disease, and he is fortunate to have
amazing healthcare. Utah's Primary Children's Hospital is one of the
foremost advanced places that actually does this surgery quite a bit.
  I will never forget that holding him in the hospital just reminded me
of our responsibility in Congress to value and protect the miracle of
life and come alongside women who are also in difficult circumstances.
  Since then, I have worked hard to pass pro-family legislation making
life for working parents easier so no one has to choose between keeping
their child and maintaining a livelihood.
  I championed legislation to increase and make permanent the child tax
credit, to make adoption much more affordable, and to create investment
accounts for children providing them a financial launchpad to ease the
burden of tuition, internship housing, transportation, and so much
more.
  By means of investment accounts for kids, they are going to start
saving for