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Barbara Boxer: First, anyone who reads Roe v. Wade knows it is not an unfettered right. Clearly, at the later stages, Government can in…

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
First, anyone who reads Roe v. Wade knows it is not an unfettered right. Clearly, at the later stages, Government can in fact restrict abortion. Secondly, the kind of talk we just heard on the Senate floor, where two Supreme Court Justices were essentially called murderers--if one reads back the words, it is essentially calling them murderers--I think is beyond inflammatory. I think it is dangerous rhetoric. It is wrong, and I am very sad that the debate has deteriorated to this point.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Addressing inflammatory rhetoric regarding Supreme Court Justices during a debate on abortion rights.

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