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On the recordMarch 11, 2003
the fact is, Viki Wilson testified at a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing in November of 1995. Viki Wilson, as the Senator from Illinois said, was in her ninth month of pregnancy when she received an abortion. According to Mrs. Wilson's testimony, the death of her daughter Abigail was induced inside the womb: My daughter died with dignity inside my womb, after which the baby's body was delivered head first. At this Judiciary Committee hearing, Senator Hatch suggested to Mrs. Wilson that her abortion was not a partial-birth abortion as defined by the bill. Mrs. Wilson responded: It is true, if you take it verbatim. You know, my daughter did die in the womb. That is not an example, No. 1, of partial-birth abortion because she did not have one and, No. 2, that she is not a medical professional. She is a registered nurse, and as my wife is a nurse, my mom is a nurse, please do not get me wrong, nurses are wonderful health professionals, and I have a tremendous amount of respect for them. I love them personally.…
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing Viki Wilson's testimony on abortion during a Senate Judiciary Committee hearing.

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