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Nita Lowey: “I seems to me the gentleman has questions about the pill, questions about the diaphragm, questions about the IUD, and I…”

On the recordJuly 16, 1998
I seems to me the gentleman has questions about the pill, questions about the diaphragm, questions about the IUD, and I assume the gentleman has questions about Depo--Provera and Norplant. Let me say this, there are five established methods of contraception. If the gentleman supports the amendment to not cover abortion, then you are saying that contraception cannot be covered; no method of contraception can be covered.
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Nita Lowey
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Discussing contraception coverage in relation to an amendment on abortion.

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