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On the recordOctober 8, 1997
How does the gentleman's definition in his bill trump the Supreme Court, which defined health in Doe versus Bolton as a state of emotional well-being? How does his mere statute trump the Supreme Court's definition of health?
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Henry Hyde
Illinois

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the validity of a bill's definition of health in relation to a Supreme Court ruling.

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