Jamie Raskin: “I appreciate the passionate vehemence of the gentleman, but the whole…”

On the recordJanuary 23, 2025

I appreciate the passionate vehemence of the gentleman, but the whole substance of his argument completely undercuts the meaning of their bill. In the case that I could hear him talking about, Kermit Barron Gosnell was an American serial killer who indeed engaged in precisely the conduct the gentleman is talking about and was convicted of murder in Pennsylvania, in Philadelphia. Infanticide is against the law in 50 States in America, and this guy was picked up for the conduct the gentleman spoke of. He was prosecuted for it, and he was sent to jail.

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Jamie Raskin

Democratic · Maryland

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Jan 23, 2025

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