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Mark Kennedy: “Partial-birth abortion, it is often said is there, to try to help the women's health. But so often it is detrimental to…”

On the recordOctober 1, 2003
Partial-birth abortion, it is often said is there, to try to help the women's health. But so often it is detrimental to the very things that people say it is trying to help. So often women suffer from depression and psychological stress after having performed this procedure. So this again is something that we need, as a Congress, to act on tomorrow.
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Mark Kennedy
Minnesota

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Discussing the implications of partial-birth abortion on women's health.

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