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Jay Dickey: “Lives are at stake. There is no question about it. We in Arkansas have approved a constitutional amendment where we said…”

On the recordMarch 7, 1996
Lives are at stake. There is no question about it. We in Arkansas have approved a constitutional amendment where we said we could not use Federal funds or State funds to take the lives of innocent children who are not represented in this discussion and who we need to protect.
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Jay Dickey
Arkansas

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Discussing a constitutional amendment in Arkansas regarding the use of funds for abortion.

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