Tom Coburn: “Mr. Chairman, what the bill says is that they can negotiate for abortion rights but they cannot negotiate for life. That…”

“Mr. Chairman, what the bill says is that they can negotiate for abortion rights but they cannot negotiate for life. That is the ultimate result of this language. And in fact, it puts in jeopardy every Catholic hospital in this country. What it also does, to say that this is not happening is the California Medical Association has already tried to introduce this law. It is through the State of California to mandate that every health care provider and every health care organization offer abortion services.”