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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: A woman who does not have access to prenatal care, who does not know that she is pregnant, who already has a high level…

On the recordMarch 8, 2006
A woman who does not have access to prenatal care, who does not know that she is pregnant, who already has a high level of mercury poisoning in her bloodstream, as many, many women across this country do, and then becomes pregnant and continues to consume high levels of oil-based fish, how is that woman supposed to be advised that she should not continue to eat tuna, mackerel, salmon without going to the doctor? Is she likely to have access to a computer and the FDA's Website to get that warning? I really doubt it.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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