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Bill Clinton: “Well, I think the Senator from Pennsylvania is posing a false syllogism. Clearly, if people are told in a poll about the…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
Well, I think the Senator from Pennsylvania is posing a false syllogism. Clearly, if people are told in a poll about the kinds of procedures that might be medically necessary out of context, I can certainly understand why the reaction might be that is not something that we want to talk about, not something we want to think about. But what I do think is extreme is making a decision in this body to outlaw a medical procedure that may be required and medically necessary.
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Bill Clinton
Democratic · Arkansas

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of legislation on medical procedures during a Senate debate.

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