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Barbara Boxer: “I could tell you it was illegal in my State. I will be happy to give you all of that. That isn't the point. At the point…”

On the recordSeptember 17, 2003
I could tell you it was illegal in my State. I will be happy to give you all of that. That isn't the point. At the point in time when the CDC was collecting these numbers, many of the women were having abortions. In my State--probably the most populous State at that time--they were not reporting these things. My friend challenged me. I come back with the fact that I don't believe the Senator could say the United States Government knew. But I will tell you who did know.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing abortion reporting and government knowledge during a debate.

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