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Barbara Boxer: Let me say to my friend, one death is too many, if it is your wife. We could debate the numbers. I gave you cases…

On the recordSeptember 17, 2003
Let me say to my friend, one death is too many, if it is your wife. We could debate the numbers. I gave you cases, cases, cases here. A woman who was raped and had to go get an illegal abortion. I have so many more of these. I have the data and I have the sources. I will, before the end of the morning, have them printed in the Record. But, again, there are varying estimates. I have never heard the one, 83, as being a serious estimate. Be that as it may, Roe v. Wade says that you always protect the life and health of a woman. That is a basic disagreement you and I have.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Addressing the importance of protecting women's health in the context of abortion rights.

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