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Steny Hoyer: “The court clearly has said that in terms of the Constitution there is a right of a woman and her doctor to make that…”

On the recordJuly 23, 1998
The court clearly has said that in terms of the Constitution there is a right of a woman and her doctor to make that decision and to terminate the pregnancy. My question, and rather than yell at one another, rather than accuse one another of awful things, I want to find out what we are talking about. It is my premise that the gentleman does not believe there is any procedure, at any time, that is less than objectionable. Am I correct in that premise?
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Steny Hoyer
Democratic · Maryland

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Discussing women's reproductive rights and the constitutional right to terminate a pregnancy.

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