Don Nickles: “These statements by Dr. Foster's former colleague and Dr. Foster's uncle indicate he has done more than 39 abortions in…”

“These statements by Dr. Foster's former colleague and Dr. Foster's uncle indicate he has done more than 39 abortions in his 38-year career. Again, we are talking about credibility. They indicate that Dr. Foster misrepresented his abortion record three times in the last week, and we still do not know, despite three different estimates supplied by the nominee, how many abortions Dr. Foster has performed. Mr. President, there is a record that was made on Friday, November 10, 1978, at the Federal Building in Seattle, WA, before the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, Office of the Secretary, an ethics advisory board. A list of participants included: Henry W. Foster, M.D., professor and chairman, department of obstetrics and gynecology, Meharry Medical College, Nashville, TN. Mr. President, on page 180 of this record, under Dr. Foster's name, it says: I have done a lot of amniocentesis and therapeutic abortions, probably near 700. There is a lot in this transcript, Mr. President. There is a lot in this transcript, but this one line, Dr. Foster's words, 'probably near 700.' Initially from the White House we heard maybe the transcript was a forgery. Then we heard it probably was not this Dr. Foster, maybe it was a different Dr. Foster; maybe he was not there.…”