The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1943-04-21
State Senator Neil DenOunceS
GOdleSSneSS OF Birth Control

n h TIE claim q the prOpO-
nents ~ this I'm that the pnr~
poSe Is % help TIE poorer class
maybe possibly those people don't
want their help IN this direction,
Now, then. q TIE proponents Of
this bin would bring IN here q
real constructive bin. one to en-
courage instead q one 10 destroy,
I WIN be The tArSt one 10 60 along,
birth CsnaFol PArty
Speaking as q Republican. I am
afraid Il my party persists in
bringing IN here session after
session this same cid Birth Con-
trol Bill, well then q might be as
SOmeo that Ne could be properly
labeled The Birth Control Party
Now lets look ct this bill some
more-Seceion One-"No appli~
ance. drug or medicinal prepara-
ton Intended or having special
utility tor the prevention Of con-
cepti0n or veneral disease shall be
sold except IN = store under the
supervision Of . licensed pharma~
ciSt or IN q licensed pharmacy"
Let Us remember that word
''venerar and let Us remember
that I made the admission that
my friend. the Honorable Senator
from the 26th was q God loving
and 0od fearing man,
Let's 90 back now TO Room a0S
In this Capitol on the afternoon
OF March gath, Just q few weeks
ago, Senator NELL that's mel to
Senator Meade-"Do you mean TO
sit there and tell me and this
committee that II you had the
misfortune to contract this dis
ease or infection that you could
cure II by prayerp" Senator
Meade replied In these exact
words-"0entleman, I do ahSo-
lutely,"
Now ladies and gentlemen Of
this circle, We know that the sem
ator Is a God fearing and loving
man, That fact Is established, YES,
but only so far, He Is willing to
trust veneral diseases with the
Lord, but he leaves conception
and babies In the hands Of q drug
store and q man made appliance,
Let US now consider some other
important factors here, How
many Of US have q sister or q
daughter. or know the daughter
OF some one, between the age of
20 and IS (young girls Of mar
rtageahle age and who are not
now MARKEDLY In the face Of this
war and its destruction how many
Of these girls are going TO marry
ana how many are going to con-
ceive and bear babies 10 become
future citizens, My answer Is that
many Of them are going to re-
main spinsterS for the balance of
their natural life. While you and
I are here arguing this silly, SIM
pie question, countless of our boys
are laying down their very lives,
fathers and potential fathers Of
babies and future Americans, Is
not this war destructive enough
In Its efforts 10 wipe out and GleS-
troy without our adding to 1t by
the imposition Of this bille Well, II
We do. the next time an Adolph
or q TOTO rises up against us to
complete the job started twenty
ftve years ago and which they are
attempting TO complete now may
be successful. but with the help
Of God and you and me this will
never occur.
LegallEes Sin
Now let us look at this bill some
more-this bill that would legalize
sin. It sets up standards on these
implements of death and destruc.
ton and 1t further adds a penalty
"a penalty Of 500.
Let US look at Section Two.
Hospitals or other health inStitu-
tons may give out information
and prescribe contraceptive de.
vices to married women. This, my
friends, is the so-called cure all
for abortions. What happens to
the poor soul that got the in
formation and received the device
or the preparation that didn't
work. The answer Is either an
other baby or another abortion
you can be sure about that. Why
ladies and gentlemen, there might
be some among US who might say,
since they are out to protect the
poor people. that 1000 years ago
went down the road In Old Judea
came a man. q poor man II you
please leading donkey. a wo-
man seated upon its back. It's
evening. they are poor people,
they retire for the night In a
stable. Christ Is born that night
OF those people In that stable. Is
there one among us who would
dare insinuate that birth control
or spaced babies should have been
suggested. I should say not.
Let me paint you another pic
ture. q picture Of an event we
will be celebrating within the next
48 hours. The same Christ that
was born in that stable now
nailed to the cross, two thieves
beside him. Did he say TO him.
self, or did he say to those two
thieves that birth control or PLAN
ming parenthood would have pre-
vented their condition. He did
not. but he did say this day
thou will be with me in Para
disc My friends. would you i'm.
pose upon this state and this ma.
ton that is confronted with the
greatest shortage OF man power of
all times a penalty such as this
] pray not.
Roll Call Vote
Mr.. President, / hope that we
will hold fast here to our Chris.
tian beliefs and our old traditions.
Let's prove and maintain and
uphold all that Is near and dear
to us. Let US here prove we are
OF the land Of steady habits. Let's
do q job on this bill In such a
manner and fashion that we can
ana will walk out Of here true
In the knowledge and belief we
have done our duty to cur God,
our State and our Nation.
Now Mr.. President $50 that We
shall know them.i move you SIR
that when this vote Is taken Il be
taken hy roll call.