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Proclamation 7863 of January 14, 2005
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2005
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all Americans are endowed
by the Creator with the unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit
of happiness. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we celebrate the
sacred gift of life.
We have a responsibility in America to defend the life of the innocent
and the powerless. Our Nation has made significant progress in recent
years toward building a culture of life. Last year, I signed into law the
Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, which provides that any person
who causes death or injury to a pregnant woman commits two separate
offenses. I worked with members of both parties to ban the brutal practice
of partial-birth abortion, and I signed the Born-Alive Infants Protection Act.
Working with the Congress, my Administration has halted spending of taxpayers’ money on international programs that promote abortions overseas.
We continue to promote abstinence education, adoption programs, crisis
pregnancy programs, and other efforts to help protect life.
My Administration remains committed to the steadfast belief in the dignity
of every human being and the promise of every life. Across our country,
we must continue to encourage our citizens to make ours a more just
and welcoming society in which every child is born into a loving family
and protected by law. We will work with decency and respect to change
hearts and minds, one person at a time. In doing so, we will build a
lasting culture of life and a more compassionate society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the United States
of America, by virtue of the authority vested in me by the Constitution
and laws of the United States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 16,
2005, as National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all Americans
to recognize this day with appropriate ceremonies in our homes and places
of worship and to reaffirm our commitment to respecting the life and dignity
of every human being.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this fourteenth day
of January, in the year of our Lord two thousand five, and of the Independence
of the United States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.
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Federal Register / Vol. 70, No. 13 / Friday, January 21, 2005 /
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Proclamation 7863 of January 14, 2005
National Sanctity of Human Life Day, 2005
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
The Declaration of Independence proclaimed that all
Americans are endowed by the Creator with the
unalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of
happiness. On National Sanctity of Human Life Day, we
celebrate the sacred gift of life.
We have a responsibility in America to defend the life
of the innocent and the powerless. Our Nation has made
significant progress in recent years toward building a
culture of life. Last year, I signed into law the
Unborn Victims of Violence Act of 2004, which provides
that any person who causes death or injury to a
pregnant woman commits two separate offenses. I worked
with members of both parties to ban the brutal practice
of partial-birth abortion, and I signed the Born-Alive
Infants Protection Act. Working with the Congress, my
Administration has halted spending of taxpayers' money
on international programs that promote abortions
overseas. We continue to promote abstinence education,
adoption programs, crisis pregnancy programs, and other
efforts to help protect life.
My Administration remains committed to the steadfast
belief in the dignity of every human being and the
promise of every life. Across our country, we must
continue to encourage our citizens to make ours a more
just and welcoming society in which every child is born
into a loving family and protected by law. We will work
with decency and respect to change hearts and minds,
one person at a time. In doing so, we will build a
lasting culture of life and a more compassionate
society.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the
United States of America, by virtue of the authority
vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United
States, do hereby proclaim Sunday, January 16, 2005, as
National Sanctity of Human Life Day. I call upon all
Americans to recognize this day with appropriate
ceremonies in our homes and places of worship and to
reaffirm our commitment to respecting the life and
dignity of every human being.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
fourteenth day of January, in the year of our Lord two
thousand five, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and twenty-ninth.
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