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Mr. STENY HOYER: . . . it was in my State, the State of Maryland, to which Willie Horton - listen to me now, those of you who feared Willie Horton so much, those who said we ought not to allow the Willie Hortons of this Nation to terrorize people - it was in Maryland, it was in Maryland that Willie Horton raped that innocent woman. God was gracious. And Willie Horton did not impregnate that woman that he raped in Maryland. But if he had, colleagues, if he had, which one of us would have stood before her and said, Carry Willie Horton's baby to term"?

Congressional Record, October 25, 1989, page H 7484, during the debate to override President Bash's veto of the bill HR. 2990, HHS Appropriations.

which one of us would have stood before her and said, Carry Willie Horton's baby to term"?

Well I for one would have encouraged her to keep the baby, but I would have said "Carry YOUR baby to term!"

There are plenty of beautiful, wonderful children born of one despicable parent, and one decent parent. I married one. Thank God that abortion was not an option for my mother in law.

Always remember that half of that baby is from the mother. That baby may smile like the mother, laugh like the mother, or look just like the mother and everyone she loves and holds dear.

Killing her own child could hardly be any comfort for someone who went through such an awful experience. Adoption is always an option.