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Bill Clinton: “I think it is extreme when the Government prescribes medical procedures that may--despite their not being ones that most…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
I think it is extreme when the Government prescribes medical procedures that may--despite their not being ones that most of us would ever hope to have experienced by any loved one--be necessary in certain specific events, that were medically determined.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing government involvement in medical procedures during a Senate debate.

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