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On the recordSeptember 17, 2003
In the year prior to Roe v. Wade, 1972, the total maternal deaths in the United States--total maternal deaths from all causes--was 612. According to the Centers for Disease Control, the total abortion-related deaths were 83. So I ask the Senator from California how they can continue to use the number 5,000, when the official statistics of the United States say the total number of maternal deaths in the country were 612, and those related to abortion were 83?
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania
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Discussing maternal and abortion-related death statistics in relation to Roe v. Wade.

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