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Henry Waxman: “In other words, a woman who may die from her pregnancy, if she is in for emergency services, the doctor can refuse to…”

On the recordOctober 13, 2011
In other words, a woman who may die from her pregnancy, if she is in for emergency services, the doctor can refuse to give her emergency services if his conscience would prohibit performing an abortion. Taken as a whole, this bill is a full-throttled assault on women's health and a woman's right to choose. It's not what the American people voted for last November. We should be focusing our attention on jobs, economic growth, and the numerous pressing and important challenges we face as a Nation. This is a shameless, just a shameless bill. I urge a ``no'' vote on H.R. 358.
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Henry Waxman
Democratic · California
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Oct 13, 2011

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