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Jerry Nadler: So, in other words, the person, if a 17-year-old minor who wants to get an abortion asks her grandfather or her uncle or…

On the recordApril 17, 2002
So, in other words, the person, if a 17-year-old minor who wants to get an abortion asks her grandfather or her uncle or her brother or her friend who is 18 to accompany her across the State line to get the abortion, but she is driving, nobody has committed a crime? Is that what the gentleman is saying?
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York

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Questioning the implications of a proposed abortion law during a congressional debate.

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