I will talk about the medical necessity for this procedure, and I will cite a group of physicians and other people, other physicians, who have written extensively on the fact that this procedure is never medically indicated. In fact, it is contraindicated. In fact, it is more dangerous to the mother to have one than to do other procedures that are not under the debate here in the Senate.
Rick Santorum: “I will talk about the medical necessity for this procedure, and I will cite a group of physicians and other people…”
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Discussing the medical implications of a specific procedure during Senate debate.
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