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Barbara Boxer: It is legally the same. There are a couple of tweaks in the language, and there are a series of findings, but the…

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
It is legally the same. There are a couple of tweaks in the language, and there are a series of findings, but the lawyers who argued the other case tell us it is legally the same because there is no health exception and the language is so vague that it creates an undue burden. I have behind me on a chart the two reasons the Court found that Stenberg was sufficient. Those issues remain in S. 3. That is why this motion to commit is an attempt to do the right thing by the women in this country, and for the children of this country, and for the families in this country, and for anybody who cares about this matter, and to have a couple of days of hearings to see if we can get a bill that would pass constitutional muster.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing the legal implications of a bill related to reproductive rights.

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