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On the recordMay 20, 1997
Fact: This Santorum bill will outlaw a procedure known as an intact dilation and extraction. Fact: This procedure is used by obstetricians and gynecologists in circumstances where they believe it is in the best interests of the woman, to save her life or to save her health. Fact: Those very same physicians who use this procedure oppose this bill. The American College of Gynecologists and Obstetricians confirmed today that they oppose this bill. Fact: This bill is opposed by the California Medical Association. Fact: This bill is opposed by the American Medical Women's Association, an organization of women physicians. Fact: This bill is opposed by the American Nurses Association. Fact: This bill is opposed by the Society of Physicians for Reproductive Health. Fact: The American Medical Association endorsed this bill in a 4-day reversal of opinion. Having done that, they have taken a position against the very doctors who handle these procedures.
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Barbara Boxer
Democratic · California

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Discussing opposition to the Santorum bill regarding abortion procedures.

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