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Chris Smith: Part of the problem we have with the gentlewoman's first amendment, as well as the amendment that was offered and just…

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
Part of the problem we have with the gentlewoman's first amendment, as well as the amendment that was offered and just passed, is a definitional one. How do you define contraception? How do define pregnancy? For some, it is implantation. For some, it is fertilization.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Discussing definitional issues related to amendments on contraception and pregnancy.

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