fifth month. in fact, at least one medical school professor says, it's indisputable that unborn babies can react to painful stimuli as early as eight weeks after conception. dr. maureen kennedy who got her ph.d. said that at this time just as other human beings war at other parts. they found that it is responsible to draw full pain.

and a pain, it may result to stimuli is indisputable. it is responsible for the most primitive pain is in place by eight weeks. and thalymus is in for pain starts around eight weeks and received by 12 weeks. and it is also the stronger the

pain is, she reports. this is for this reason that many doctors use anesthesia when operating on late-term doctors in utero. these babies do better and recover faster if anesthesia is used in utero surgery. and it is in utero women are able to hear as the fifth month and find the month's voice soothing. and while in womb, the voice is better recovered as found.

ands this it tells us that the likely sound soothes the baby. and it is tools, and so it is to save women remember that five years ago a woman talked into the borist clinic and would walk out without surgery. she was a grandmother. she never made it out alive. she was one of those killed.

her father in philadelphia for four decades. he made a living by performing abortions no other doctor would do. and they were found the case around kermit g a aznell. his was to keep it low and break the law. that was his competitive, it was found. and he was found the bigger the baby, the larger the fee, so they never were able to find out how old it was the baby was killed after it breathing on itself with scissors in the back

of the neck and killed the spinal cord. this killed live babies. and so this doctor never worried about it, or about the woman's. the woman i mentioned earlier says that it's few when it's important for clinics. and they are never perform -- quote -- "would undo in services lifesaving" -- end quote. and the doctor he did in such

cases was zero. and so the bill that we're talking about tomorrow is a commonsense measure that protects women and their children. i urge my colleagues to vote to move to this bill so it can at least be considered. i yield the floor. a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from kansas. mr. roberts: i thank the senator for his report and i thank him. my remarks will be somewhat define yachted. tomorrow i rise about this very important issue, important

crucial matter. it is important we hope that we have where we protect those who cannot defend themselves. that is why i'm a cosponsor of the pain-capable unborn child protection act. this bill which would protect children who each 20 years of pregnancy, have developed a brain to the point where they feel pain. and children who are born at this have a chance to be live. and it's one of only seven countries, mr. president who allow abortions after that

seven countries. and how can we protect children when we allow it to happen? the majority of americans feel this is a horrible activity. and those are against it, we need to protect unborn children. and to those of us who are so disturbed by it, this has brought americans to understand what it means. this kind is a allows them. i want to commend the states who have stopped this.

13 states maintain it beyond, including my state of kansas. it is my government to stop this from all across the country. i urge my colleagues to vote in favor of this, this critical station. thank you mr. president.

mr. daines: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from montana. mr. daines: the pain-capable act would do that, it would protect children who can feel pain. studies have shown that babies can feel pain by 20 weeks or five months in pregnancy and it is unconscionable to subject a child at any stage of their life to such pain.

anesthesiologists often use that in surgery in the womb, and today these prematurey dogs have a chance of winning a full life. do a quick google search and 20-week baby or 20-week baby. take it and google it. the results of that search will pull up something like you see here to my right. a baby whose facial features are clearly visible. in fact, only seven countries in the world allow babies 20

weeks or older to be aborted and the united states is one of them, among with north korea and china among them. overwhelmingly americans support this commonsense bill, a recent poll showed 70% of americans favor ban on aborts of 20-year-olds including women. this is a bill that americans are behind, protecting babies born after 20 days when they feel pain. we must continue to fight for the most vulnerable of our society, the most vulnerable

life. they don't have a vote here on capitol. they are part of the freedom and for that we should speak out. we all earned the gruesome way of ending lives methods used that caused pain to the baby some of whom were 20 weeks old. so why do we allow these late-term abortions? if gosnell aborted these children moments before they were removed from the womb, would the loss of life have been any less tragic or less appalling?

we competent stand idly by and allow such painful terminations of human life to continue. we must continue to be a voice for those who don't have a voice. the united states senate needs to join the house of representatives and get this legislation passed and onto the president's desk. mr. president, i yield back my time. mr. daines: mr. president i suggest the absence of a quorum. the presiding officer: the clerk will call the roll. quorum call:

quorum call:

mr. portman: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from ohio. mr. portman: mr. president, i appreciate the opportunity to speak tonight and i am rising in strong support of the pain-capable unborn child protection act. this is an opportunity for all of us to give voice to the unborn. the fight to preserve the sanctity of life is something that i have consistently and proudly supported -- oh mr. president i wasn't -- i didn't realize that. i ask unanimous consent that the quorum call be dispensed with. the. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. portman: thank you mr. president. again, i rise in support of the pain-capable unborn child protection act as an opportunity for me and for those of us who support this to give voice to the unborn. i am proud of my record with regard to supporting the sanctity of life. i am proud of my 100% pro-life

voting record by supporting legislation in the house and now here in the united states senate. just he recall earlier this year, i reintroduced of an act to protect the transportation of minors across state lines. this is a big deal in my home state of owe o.e.f. ohio. the legislation says that parents have the right to be in their kids' most important decisions, a view supported by an overwhelming majority of americans. parental notification laws are the key to reducing the number of abores abortion ms this country. we should not allow pairptsal notification laws to be circumvented. i understand there are raw emotions that are evoked about these issues. however, i would hope there are steps we could take to promote a culture of life, and i think passing the child custody protection act is certainly one of those. i hope that the senate will take that legislation up soon so we

can indeed come together as a group and promote the sanctity of life. i think, by the way another way to do this is to support the pain-capable legislation we'll talk about in a moment. along with millions of other americans, i have watched these deeply disturbing planned parenthood videos that were recently released. they graphically show that some at planned parenthood view the unborn as something to be exploited and not as precious life that deserves to be protected. because of the shocking nature of these videos, congressional committees of jurisdiction are properly now investigating. beyond that, i have called on the obama administration to begin a criminal investigation into this matter, to determine if employees of a federally funded organization have violated the law. these acts must not be tolerated. last month i cosponsored and voted for legislation that would end federal funding for planned parenthood while ensuring that taxpayer dollars would continue to be offered to community health organizations to provide important health services to women across my state of ohio

and across america. by the way, there are seven times more community health organizations in the state of ohio than there are planned parenthood clinics so this is an opportunity for us to shift that funding to where women can get the health care support that they need. these health care issues for women are a national priority. they should continue to be. we need to strengthen women's health initiatives without having to fund planned parenthood from the paychecks of american workers. the pain-capable legislation that is currently be debated on the floor mr. president is really about science and it is about advances in medical technology. scientific evidence now tells us that at the age of 20 weeks post fertilization an unborn child can feel pain. it is time to recognize this fact and take the necessary steps to protect unborn children and welcome them to life. this legislation, i believe is a very important part of that overall goal. i visited the neonatal units at

the great children's hospitals in my state of ohio. i have seen the amazing work done by our doctors and nurses and other medical professionals. it is incredible. i encourage all my colleagues to make visits in their own states. i've seen firsthand this amazing work. i've seen how they've helped babies born extremely premature come to lifetime it is inspirational to see what they're doing. these newborns represent the miracle of life, and it is our duty to make sure they are protected. we have seen advances in neonatal care that have allowed these babies to you are you are survive and throif their fullest -- and to live to their fullest potential much these medical advances have been exciting and it is one reason it is so important we that is this legislation. for as we continue to enhance our medical technologies, more and more people are able to see that we're not talking about unviable fetuses but unborn children who could one day grow up and become part of our american family.

as a result, increasingly the american people believe that ending a child's life should be as rare as possible and we should work together to reduce the number of abortions performed in this country. that's progress. the debate on this legislation is not just about more or less or values or religious views. it's about protecting innocent life from a painful act that they do not deserve. we have a responsibility to protect unborn children and give them the chance to succeed. this legislation and this vote before us here tomorrow in the united states senate is an opportunity to make that happen. mr. president, the united states of america is one of only seven countries in the world to provide and allow for elective abortions after 20 weeks. think about that. on that short list, by the way are north korea and china. what does that say about our national character if we know these unborn children are feeling excruciating pain and yet we choose not to act? when our founders founders declared

our independence they wrote of certain unalienable truths endowed by our create, they said. among them, of course, life, libertiers and the pursuit of happiness. life is the very first one. so let's stand together today and take a unified step toward protecting life. mr. president, this is a commonsense bill. it has the support of the american people. i urge my colleagues on both sides of the aisle to help provide a voice for those who cannot provide that voice for themselves. to take this important step toward holding up the sanctity of life and to pass this important legislation. thank you mr. president. i yield back my time.

a senator: mr. president? the presiding officer: the senator from oklahoma. mr. lankford: mr. president we as a nation treat bugs in a very unique way. we have a little bug called the american burrowing beetle. it is in many areas of the country, all over oklahoma. in southeastern oklahoma, a the love areas for commercial construction have to wait through the early part of the spring because in the springtime the american burrowing beetle lays its eggs and that's eggs multifly underground and little -- multiply underground and little bugs start crawling up. the fish and wildlife service tell us not to step on them because they could be threatened. construction needs to stop during the springtime so the earth is not disturbed because those eggs might be damaged and

we'll have fewer of the american burrowing beetle. now, i bring that up not because i am so enamored with that bug but because our nation has a history of protecting life, life where every it may be -- wfer it maywherever it may be. for some strange reason in this room the conversation tends to go more towards the american burrowing beetle and their eggs and protecting that bug than it is about protecting children. so i bring up today something that i really don't think should be that controversial. what are we going to do with children who can feel and experience pain? would we as a nation guard children? that would be a pretty straightforward thing i would say. the supreme court struggled with how to define life and this

whole conversation that the supreme court had in a closed door as they struggled with the decision we now know as roe v. wade. in january of 1973 after struggling behind closed doors the supreme court came out with a decision that was brand new to american law coming actually from common law -- that is, viability. what used to be in the past in common law where they would discuss quickening, when a child could kick and move, they would now consider this child a child worthy of protection. they asked the question, when is it possible for a fetus to be alive? in january of 1973, they said they would have to leave that up to medical technology of when that child would be viable. bring that up to fast-afford forward to today. -- bring that up to fast-forward to today. let's talk about what happens now. we know at 20 weeks that child can respond to different stimuli. that child feels pain.

that child can respond to normal things that are happening around it. i can distinctly remember for both of my daughters for my wife and i going in at 20 weeks to be able to look at the sonogram because 20 weeks was the first time the doctor could say with certainty whether we're going to have a boy or a girl and we could see the health of now that i know my two daughters sms that was a big fay day for us to be to go in and watch them move around in the womb, to dream about what their name would be and what they would look like. i remember my one daughter is in college, one daughter is in high school. but the first time i ever laid eyes on them, they would 20 weeks old. when we got a peek into the womb with a sonogram. this bill asks a simple question, this bill that deals with pain-capable.

the pain-capable bill asks the question is the child alive at 5 months? when the baby can kick, suck its thumb, stretch yawn, make faces, when medical science tells us that it can experience pain is that child alive? recently "the new york times" did a report studying this one issue about children that are born extremely early. at this exact time we're discussing right now, how many of the children that are born even that recallly make it? "the new york times" latest study said 25% of them plus make it. one is violet. she is the daughter of a friend of mine. a pretty amazing young lady. she was born at this exact age we're discussing, and she was born mr. president at 14 ounces. 14 ounces. she wasshe would fit into your hands less than a pound.

that tiny little girl that had such a tough start is a year old now, and she's not 14 ounces, she is 15 pounds, and thanks for asking she's doing great. she is healthy and she's strong and she's beautiful and you ought to see her beautiful face with a bow on the top of her head. a beautiful little girl. but she was born at 14-ounces. i'm asking my colleagues to ask this again. in 1973, it needs to catch up to the scientific today. at 14-ounces and at five months of gestation she did fine but a lot -- not all but many in our country that child can still be executed in the womb and no one would be batting a line.

this is a conversation our country needs to take, but i can't it, when we feel pain, when a child even the supreme court from 1973 would look at this and say that's viable at that point how we can step up and protect our children. they can feel pain. it's not about viability. we know they're viable, i know her name. it's about laws catching up to our scientist. late-term abortions in many parts of our country are illegal. let's discuss this. as people and as a nation i'm asking a simple thing when we know the treat of these people,

they're served as alive and don't do abortions when we know that child is viable. it's simple and should not be a problem. it's not about abortion. it's about the health of little boys and little girls who need our nation to stand with them. mr. president, this bill needs to pass. a lot of important things we're doing, with iran, but can we stop for a moment and say our nation will guard our most vulnerable? can we not protect our children? i think we can do both. i yield the floor.

mr. lankford: mr. president? the senate be in a period of morning business for ten minutes each. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent that the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of 140 that's s. 1109. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 140 that's s. 1109, a bill with the

costation and for other purposes. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time and passed and that the motion to reconsider be laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to the immediate consideration of calendar number 231 h.r. 2051. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: calendar number 231 h.r. 2051 to amend the livestock bill and so forth. the presiding officer: is there objection to objection? without objection. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time the preamble be agreed to and the motions be granted and laid upon the table. the presiding officer: without objection.

mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent that the bill be read a third time and the senate consider s. 251. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: -- mr. lankford: could i explain that could it be discharged to 251. the presiding officer: the clerk will report. the clerk: senate resolution 25 sponsors a bill congratulating the crystal greer. the presiding officer: is there objection? without objection the bill is passed. mr. lankford: the bill is read a third time and reconsidered. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent the senate proceed to s. 251 submitted earlier today. the presiding officer: clot.

the clerk: we the call of sal bine. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford i ask unanimous consent the bill be read a third time. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: i understand there are two bills en bloc. the presiding officer: the clerk will report the bill will read both bills. the clerk: are the senator from bill -- the bill with the bill and h.r. 231, a bill with the practice n.r.a. with the bills who survive abortion. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent the bill and i object. the presiding officer: the bills

will be read a third time. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent it adjourn until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow morning and the morning business deemed spired the bill be dreamed and the time for the leaders for their time later in the day. and the senate resume consideration of s. ken 251 toker? with the equally divided. the time until 2:00 a.m. for the use or their designees. the presiding officer: without objection. mr. lankford: i ask unanimous consent if there is no further business to come before the senate i adjourn it be adjourned until 10:00 a.m. tomorrow.

the senate returns tuesday to consider a bill that would ban most abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy while also imposing criminal penalties on doctors who violate that ban. a vote to advance the measure is expected tomorrow and earlier today several senators came to the floor to discuss that measure. we will show you a bit of that now. >> over last year i learned a lot about magic of human rights from conception to growth in the mothers womb to to childbirth to newborn development. this was the part of my legislative work or my public duties. my newfound knowledge didn't come from a course of study reading scientific journals are consulting with medical experts. instead like many parents i learned her experience the blessings of my first child. my wife and i gave birth to our very own little angel gabriel almost five months ago. since then gabriel has joined me on this very floor at this very desk. many of you have met our little

man and happily agree that he appears to take after his mother. gabriel has been a part of our family from the beginning long before he was born. i remember when anna and i first discovered that she was pregnant. we were so excited by so many new parents also apprehensive for his health and safety. then a year ago this week we had our first appointment with the ob/gyn. we couldn't believe when we heard his little heartbeat on the ultrasound at barely nine weeks. and i recall that she almost started crying though i don't recall an almost for either one of us. four weeks later at the first trimester concluded they got one of those perfect ultrasound shots. we saw gabriel lying in profile on his backhand near his face feet and legs kicked up in the air. we now know how much of his personality personality and habits that already developed by that point so that position is

that we usually find him when he wakes up from his nap. soon after he began to move around, kick and pick up which he also likes to do to this day. all these things happened before the halfway point in anna's pregnancy, before gabriel reached 20 weeks. while he is precious and one-of-a-kind for us it's quite normal for a typical baby as expecting parents can tell you and his modern medical science cannot document. while anna carried gabriel to term and he was born happy and healthy many babies are less likely but thanks to the miracle of medical science babies aged just 20 weeks after fertilization can increasingly survive if born at that extremely premature age. a remarkable study published earlier this year in "the new england journal of medicine" concluded that babies aged 20 to 22 weeks could survive with skill and proper though not extraordinary medical

intervention and treatment. likewise advances in tarantella g. have made fetal surgery more common and more successful. sometimes as early as 16 weeks. these breakers can correct or ameliorate certain fetal condition so not only a 20 -week-old baby survive outside the womb that they can also undergoes successful surgery inside the womb. and it's common practice in the surgeries to administer anesthesia not just to the mother but specifically to the baby in utero to prevent both from feeling pain. in other words medical science increasingly confirms the common experience of parents and religious and ethical leaves of ages. an unborn baby is just as much a person as you and i and each of us. ..

in our country. by some estimates 10,000 babies 20 weeks or older are aborted each year. by this point most americans have seen the gruesome videos of planned parenthood officials callously discussing the dismemberment of babies to harvest and sell their organs. they cavalierly talk about using -- quote -- "less crunchy procedures to preserve the organs subjecting the baby to ex-scriewsh -- excruciating pain or death for profit. this is a sad reality in america today. just two miles from where i stand, just five blocks from the white house is an abortionist who advertises on his web site for abortions without restriction up to 26 weeks. right up to the third trimester