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Charles T. Canady: Is it not true that the bill the gentleman has sponsored would give the abortionist unfettered discretion to determine…

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
Is it not true that the bill the gentleman has sponsored would give the abortionist unfettered discretion to determine when an abortion would be performed during the third trimester or post viability? Because the gentleman has an exception in there that says that the abortion can be performed if in the medical judgment of the attending physician, that is the abortionist, the abortionist believes it is necessary. Is that not in the gentleman's bill?
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Charles T. Canady
Florida

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Questioning the provisions of a bill related to abortion during a House floor debate.

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