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Tom Harkin: “I do not know exactly what that all means. Anyway, I do know she was told by her doctor that there was a possibility--he…”

On the recordMarch 12, 2003
I do not know exactly what that all means. Anyway, I do know she was told by her doctor that there was a possibility--he did not know how remote--but there was a distinct possibility that if she carried this child to term, which was going to die right away, that because of other complications she had, she might not be able to have other children. I am telling you this is what was told----
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Tom Harkin
Democratic · Iowa

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Discussing a medical situation related to pregnancy complications.

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