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On the recordApril 26, 2023
At some point, you had to be so sick and near death before they finally would agree to terminate the pregnancy.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Durbin highlights the dire circumstances faced by a woman needing an abortion.

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