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On the recordApril 25, 2023
Do we want to live in a country where judges and politicians replace doctors, medical experts, and scientists as the arbiters of which drugs are safe?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin warns against judicial overreach in medical decisions affecting reproductive health.

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