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Rick Santorum: “I have put forward letter after letter after letter from obstetricians, from perinatologists, experts in maternal fetal…”

On the recordMay 20, 1997
I have put forward letter after letter after letter from obstetricians, from perinatologists, experts in maternal fetal medicine who have said that this procedure is never medically indicated, that in fact this procedure is more dangerous to the mother. I will discuss those things today. Now I believe the charade is over. We have the preeminent medical authority, organization in the country saying that this procedure should be outlawed; there is no medical reason to keep this procedure legal.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Editor's note · Context

Discussing the AMA's endorsement against a specific medical procedure during legislative debate.

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