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Jerry Nadler: Forget the knowledge question. Let us assume he has the knowledge. Transport. If the young 17-year-old woman who has a…

On the recordApril 17, 2002
Forget the knowledge question. Let us assume he has the knowledge. Transport. If the young 17-year-old woman who has a driver's license who wants to get an abortion asks her friend or her uncle or her aunt or her grandparent to accompany her, and she is driving, are they 'transporting' her, under the meaning of this bill?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Questioning the implications of a bill regarding transportation related to abortion access.

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