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“in addition, the AMA task force entitled ``The Report of the Board of Trustees,'' convened on this very issue, concluded that ``There does not appear to be any identified situation in which intact D&X''--their attempt to coin a phrase the procedure we call partial birth abortion--``is the only appropriate procedure to induce abortion,'' and they admitted that ``ethical concerns have been raised about intact D&X.'' Madam President, I will read the second myth. It comes directly from a Planned Parenthood press release. It says: ``The D&X abortion is a rare and difficult medical procedure. It is usually performed in the most extreme cases to save the life of the woman or in cases of severe fetal abnormalities.'' That is taken from Allen Rosenfeld, dean of the Columbia School of Public Health, Planned Parenthood Federation of America, press release of June 15, 1995. This simply is not true. I direct my colleagues' attention to the recent admissions of Ronald Fitzsimmons, executive director of the National Coalition of Abortion Providers. Mr. Fitzsimmons has shown amazing integrity and courage by stepping forward and really coming clean on this misinformation campaign surrounding this bill.”