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On the recordDecember 2, 2015
Mr. President, just to sum it all up, it is offensive to hear someone describe what is the law of the land as a criminal act. It is offensive, to describe it as a crime. But more than that, if that is what you believe--and I respect your right to believe it--then come up here and do what you are doing. Overturn Roe v. Wade. Tell the women of America they have no right to choose anymore. If that is what you want to do, go ahead and do it. If you want to make it a crime, make it a crime. That is honest. What is dishonest is to attack an organization that is acting within the law, which is helping 3 million people, and I would say that is what this debate is about. I just hope the Murray amendment passes today. It will send a strong signal. And if it doesn't pass, we know this bill is going to be vetoed, because this President understands that this government is not the be all and end all. We are not the moral voice of the universe. We are not. People don't even like us as an institution. Let them make up their own minds in their own homes, with their own God, with their own family. I support them, whatever their decision is. Whether they are pro-choice, whether they are anti-choice, I will fight for their right to decide for themselves, but I will not force my view on somebody else. That is what being pro-choice means, that you are willing to understand that there are different positions. I don't have every answer, and the Senator from Oklahoma doesn't have every answer.…
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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