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Ernest Istook: “The language of the Castle amendment only repeats what is already in the bill. The Castle amendment does not add…”

On the recordSeptember 9, 1997
The language of the Castle amendment only repeats what is already in the bill. The Castle amendment does not add anything or change anything. Those requirements are already in the bill. As I say, I know of no case where a title X clinic has ever reported things. But they do know what their laws are on what is the age of sexual consent in their State, and they are not paying attention to them.
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Ernest Istook
Oklahoma

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Discussing the Castle amendment and its implications for title X clinics.

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