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On the recordJune 20, 2000
Third, does the Senator's amendment require every military hospital and every doctor in those hospitals to involve themselves in abortion procedures if it violates their own personal conscience or religious belief?
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Questioning the implications of an amendment related to abortion procedures in military hospitals.

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