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Victor Fazio: “This is one of the saddest debates that we have on this floor, usually twice a year. Since we did away with the draft we…”

On the recordSeptember 7, 1995
This is one of the saddest debates that we have on this floor, usually twice a year. Since we did away with the draft we asked for volunteers, and of course in the modern era that means we have many women serving in our military. All we are talking about here is protecting and preserving their constitutional right, as has been enumerated by our Supreme Court, to use medical facilities that are clean and safe overseas should they have the tragic requirement of needing an abortion. Mr. Chairman, this is not public funding. It is their money. The ought to be safe in the assignment of the taxpayers money.
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Victor Fazio
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the rights of women in the military to access safe medical facilities for abortions.

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