Newly elected Missouri U.S. Senator Josh Hawley has condemned "the rising tide of barbarism and cruelty" evinced by the recent nationwide legislative agenda to legalize late-term abortions.
Senator Hawley took to the Senate floor last week to deliver remarks in support of a bill called the Born-Alive Abortion Survivors Protection Act.
The legislation, sponsored by Senator Ben Sasse of Nebraska, would criminalize the failure of an abortionist to provide diligent care to a child who survives an attempted abortion.
In remarks that were both eloquent and edifying, Hawley took a long look back at the history of human civilization in which the "strong prey upon the weak, the few rule the many, and individual lives don't count."
Hawley recounted the brutal human indignity resulting from the ritual of child sacrifice practiced in societies ranging from the Romans, Aztecs, Mayans, and Inca cultures.
Hawley shared that the founding of the United States involved "a revolutionary creed" that defied "the drift of history."
"Our Constitution was written and the whole edifice of American liberty depended on the belief that every life matters...that every person has dignity and worth."
"That worth is not given to one by the strong or the rich, or from the state or the city, or based on one's birth or social status. It is one's by right because of who one is--a human being created in the image of the living God," Hawley continued.
You can watch Hawley's full remarks by linking to the following YouTube video. It is worth five minutes of your time:
Last week President Trump also offered some of the strongest pro-life remarks ever made by a President at a State of the Union address in response to the late-term abortion debate.
"There could be no greater contrast to the beautiful image of a mother holding her infant child than the chilling displays our nation saw in recent days."
"Lawmakers in New York cheered with delight upon the passage of legislation that would allow a baby to be ripped from the mother's womb moments before birth."
"These are living, feeling, beautiful babies who will never get the chance to share their love and dreams with the world. Let us reaffirm a fundamental truth: all children, born and unborn, are made in the holy image of God."
President Trump echoed those sentiments at the National Day of Prayer breakfast last week.
He said: "Every life is sacred, and every soul is a precious gift from heaven. As the Lord says in Jeremiah, "Before I formed you in the womb, I knew you. Before you were born, I set you apart.'"