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Barbara Boxer: “No, you did not. I said, good for the parents for making the choice and standing up for the doctor who gave them another…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2003
No, you did not. I said, good for the parents for making the choice and standing up for the doctor who gave them another suggestion. Fine. That is what a pro-choice position is. That is why I am so much for Roe v. Wade. That is why I stand here as a mother, as a grandmother, as a Senator from a very large State, admitting, Senator, and admitting to all my friends in the Senate, in the Congressional Record for all times, that I am not a doctor and I am not God. I am a human being. I trust other human beings to make these decisions. I trust Samuel's family to make the decision they made. The doctor gave his opinion.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California
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Addressing the importance of choice in healthcare decisions during a Senate debate.

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