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Nita Lowey: “Based upon the information that we have, the FDA has approved five methods of contraception. This is the established…”

On the recordJuly 20, 1998
Based upon the information that we have, the FDA has approved five methods of contraception. This is the established definition of contraception. It has nothing to do with RU-486 although, unfortunately, there were some letters sent out saying it did. RU-486 is not included among the five methods of contraception. It has nothing to do with abortion. There have been debates that have been going on among us, in the country, about when does life begin. This takes some serious discussion, and I am sure that we can have some serious debates about this issue, but today what we are talking about very simply is the five established methods of contraception that have been improved by the FDA, nothing to do with abortion, nothing to do with RU-486.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the definition of contraception and clarifying misconceptions about RU-486 during a floor debate.

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