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On the recordMarch 29, 1996
what I am trying to get across is what you are going to end up with is there is no damages, really, for a woman's loss of the ability to have a baby.
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Harold Volkmer
Democratic · Missouri

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of legislation on women's reproductive rights.

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