Barbara Boxer: “What the physicians have told us is there are serious health consequences of banning safe procedures such as the one…”

“What the physicians have told us is there are serious health consequences of banning safe procedures such as the one that will be banned in this bill. One is hemorrhage. People can die, they can lose blood, or be ill for a very long time. They can rupture their uterus and therefore never be able to carry a baby. They could get blood clots and have serious brain damage, an embolism, a stroke. There could be damage to nearby organs. There could even be paralysis. These are the terrible incidents that could happen to a woman if a doctor is in a situation of an emergency late-term procedure and is not able to use everything he has been able to use up until S. 3.”