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Barbara Boxer: women such as the one shown in this picture deserve to have another hearing. These are the things that could go wrong if…

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
women such as the one shown in this picture deserve to have another hearing. These are the things that could go wrong if a woman is denied this procedure without a health exception: They could hemorrhage; they could have a uterine rupture, blood clots, an embolism, a stroke, have damage to nearby organs, or have paralysis. We have not had a hearing on this bill since 1997, my friends. We have since had a Supreme Court decision that faults the bill because it does not have a health exception. At least vote with us, please, to commit this to the Judiciary Committee. I yield the floor.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Addressing the need for a hearing on a bill related to women's health procedures.

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