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Chris Smith: This will have to be determined. There is a body of evidence suggesting that IUDs, for example, may have the impact, and…

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
This will have to be determined. There is a body of evidence suggesting that IUDs, for example, may have the impact, and many women are unaware of this, may have the impact of preventing implantation. What my amendment says, that is still permissible under Federal Employees Health Benefit Program but not mandated.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Discussing the implications of IUDs in relation to health benefits.

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