Lieberman opposed the Child Custody Protection Act:
Mr. LIEBERMAN . Mr. President, I rise today in opposition of the Child Custody Protection Act, S. 403. This bill is not about reducing the numbers of abortions in America. S. 403 is about politics played at the expense of young women in the United States. S. 403 would make it a Federal crime for adults other than guardians to transport a minor across State lines to obtain an abortion . This is not nearly as simple as it may sound. S. 403 is another direct attack on the reproductive rights of women. It turns its back on young women who do not inform their parents about their decision to obtain an abortion even if they face threats of personal harm. S. 403 would criminalize grandmothers, religious leaders, aunts and uncles, and doctors fighting for the health and well-being of young women. This bill would take us back to the time before Roe v. Wade where women did not have the right to control their own bodies and too often were forced to seek an abortion at any cost. The supporters of S. 403 want us to believe that there is a significant problem with young women being transported involuntarily over State lines to receive unwanted abortions without their parents' consent . But this is not what this bill is about. The majority of young women involve their parents in a vital decision such as this. In fact, over 60 percent of young women involve their parents in their decision to have an abortion . For adolescents 14 years and younger, the number is 90 percent.