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Barbara Mikulski: “In all of his research on the bill, has he not found that this is a very compelling issue for women and for children…”

On the recordMay 12, 1998
In all of his research on the bill, has he not found that this is a very compelling issue for women and for children, that there has essentially been a ``moat'' around access to medical treatment and, therefore, leaving it to the Senate or legislative bodies to make corrections, one procedure at a time, like drive-by deliveries, dumping of mastectomy patients? Would it not be better to take down the ``moat'' around medical treatment and do this in a comprehensive way, especially a way that it affects the women and children?
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Barbara Mikulski
Democratic · Maryland

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Questioning the Democratic leader about the impact of medical treatment access on women and children.

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