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President Bush's Remarks Before Signing the Unborn Victims of Violence Act (April 1, 2004).
THE PRESIDENT: Thank you for coming. Thank you all. Please be seated. Thanks for the warm welcome. Welcome to the people's house, the White House. I'm pleased that you all could be here for the first bill signing ceremony of the year 2004.
The Unborn Victims of Violence Act provides that, under federal law, any person who causes death or injury to a child in the womb shall be charged with a separate offense, in addition to any charges relating to the mother.
As of today, the law of our nation will acknowledge the plain fact that crimes of violence against a pregnant woman often have two victims. And therefore, in those cases, there are two offenses to be punished. Under this law, those who direct violence toward a pregnant woman will answer for the full extent of the harm they have done, and for all the crimes they have committed.
I appreciate members of the United States Congress who have joined us today. Majority Leader Bill Frist is with us from the Senate. Thank you for coming. Majority Leader Tom DeLay of the House of Representatives. Members from both political parties have joined us. I appreciate the members on stage here, House bill sponsor, Congresswoman Melissa Hart from Pennsylvania, is with us. The Senate sponsor, Senator Mike DeWine from Ohio, is with us. And the Chairman of the Judiciary Committees, Senator Orrin Hatch, and Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner, are with us, as well. Thank you all.
I appreciate those in attendance today from across the country who have worked hard to get this bill passed. I also want to thank Sharon Rocha and her husband, Ron Grantski, for joining us today.
This act of Congress addresses tragic losses such as Sharon and Ron have known. They have laid to rest their daughter, Laci, a beautiful young woman who was joyfully awaiting the arrival of a new son. They have also laid to rest that child, a boy named Conner, who was waiting to be born when his life, too, was taken. His little soul never saw ...
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