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Lindsey Graham: “When the fetus attaches to the womb, that is what the prosecutor has to prove. And if I may answer your question, the…”

On the recordApril 26, 2001
When the fetus attaches to the womb, that is what the prosecutor has to prove. And if I may answer your question, the definition used in this bill is the exact same definition that the House endorsed and passed 417-0 that the gentleman from New York voted for. This is the same definition that he voted for July 25, 2000.
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Lindsey Graham
Republican · South Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the definition of fetal attachment in relation to a bill during a floor debate.

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