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Eva M. Clayton: “I wanted to just share for the record that as we talk about young people having children, I think we would be remiss if…”

On the recordJanuary 4, 1996
I wanted to just share for the record that as we talk about young people having children, I think we would be remiss if we did not see opportunities that we have here in Congress where we can intervene, and we have not done that. I know the gentlewoman did not mean to scapegoat innocent children who happen to be born out of wedlock. We could have an opportunity in the Medicaid discussion itself to fund prevention, but we do not do that. Currently we wait until they get pregnant, and then we are able to say, oh, look what is happening. We do not spend money to provide teenagers with family planning and to make sure we intervene in a positive way. That is something we could have the responsibility for. I just want to put in the record that the gentlewoman and I are held accountable for that.
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Eva M. Clayton
North Carolina
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Addressing the need for preventive measures in family planning during a discussion on Medicaid.

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