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Dan Coats: “I sit here somewhat baffled by the remarks that I have heard, because it sounds to me as if a crisis situation exists…”

On the recordJune 19, 1996
I sit here somewhat baffled by the remarks that I have heard, because it sounds to me as if a crisis situation exists that is in immediate search of solution, relative to female members of our armed services and their dependents obtaining the right to have an abortion if they so chose. But the problem described and the rhetoric used to describe the situation is totally at odds with the facts of the situation. The picture that has been painted is a false picture.
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Dan Coats
Republican · Indiana

Editor's note · Context

Addressing the debate on the Murray amendment regarding abortion rights for female service members.

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