{"id":217990,"date":"2020-02-04T21:42:52","date_gmt":"2020-02-05T03:42:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.liveaction.org\/news\/?p=217990"},"modified":"2020-02-05T13:13:20","modified_gmt":"2020-02-05T19:13:20","slug":"trump-state-union-life-sacred-gift","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archive.liveaction.org\/news\/trump-state-union-life-sacred-gift\/","title":{"rendered":"Trump at State of the Union: ‘Every human life is a sacred gift from God’"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Tonight, President Donald Trump gave his annual State of the Union address, discussing a variety of different topics — and one of those was the sanctity of human life. Among several emotional moments was one involving a special little fighter and her mother: Ellie and Robin Schneider<\/a>, who both attended the State of the Union as Trump’s special guests.<\/p>\n

“In 2017, doctors at St. Luke’s Hospital in Kansas City delivered one of the earliest premature babies to ever survive,” Trump began. “Born at 21 weeks and six days and weighing less than a pound, Ellie Schneider was a born fighter. Little Ellie kept on winning the battle of life. Today, Ellie is a strong and healthy two-year-old girl sitting with her amazing mother, Robin, in the gallery. We are glad to have you with us tonight.”<\/p>\n

President Trump spoke about the hope that people like Ellie give the country, as well as the work that still needs to be done. “Ellie reminds us every child is a miracle of life. Thanks to modern medical wonders, 50% of premature babies delivered at the hospital where Ellie was born now survive,” he said, adding, “Our goal should be to ensure that every baby has the best chance to thrive and grow, just like Ellie. That is why I am asking Congress to provide an additional $50 billion to fund neonatal research for America’s youngest patients.”<\/p>\n