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Dick Durbin: I personally oppose abortion, and I would counsel a woman in my family to look for an alternative, or adoption, and help…

On the recordSeptember 15, 2003
I personally oppose abortion, and I would counsel a woman in my family to look for an alternative, or adoption, and help in any way I could, I believe we have to really make a special effort to protect the legality of the decision that a woman ultimately makes in this situation, when her life and her health are at stake--a decision that should be made by her, her doctor, her conscience, and her family... if those people are successful in the Senate and House and eventually overturn Roe v. Wade, can the Senator give me some indication of what she thinks is next when it comes to issues of family planning--issues that women value as much as their Roe v. Wade rights, but those issues as well?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing the implications of potential changes to Roe v. Wade and family planning rights.

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