On the recordMay 15, 1997
I am real pleased today to be joined by three of my associates in support of H.R. 1122, the Partial-Birth Abortion Act. I just want to mention the reasons that [President Clinton] gave for vetoing the bill. First, he said it was only necessary in 'a small number of compelling cases.' The fact is that is not factual. The fact is that has changed. The fact is, there are facts that show, for instance, in New Jersey, that there were more than 1,500, just in the one State. So that reason for vetoing is not true. It is not true. The second one was to protect the mother from 'serious injury to her health.' The fact is, in the vast majority of cases when the partial-birth technique is used, it is for elective purposes, and that, also, has been shown to be true.
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