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Bill Clinton: “I heard the Senator from Massachusetts referencing the fact that, legal or illegal, this is not going to prevent…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
I heard the Senator from Massachusetts referencing the fact that, legal or illegal, this is not going to prevent abortions where they are necessary. My reading of the legislative language you have put forth, makes a very clear argument that this is a slippery slope; that there are going to be not only difficulties in defining procedures, but the fact is that once you have criminalized this procedure, what doctor will perform any medically necessary procedure? There is no reason to believe any doctor would put his practice and his life at risk. As we know right now, a trial is going on in Buffalo, NY, for the murder of a doctor who provided such services.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of legislation on abortion procedures.

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