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George H.W. Bush: “I have stated my intention to veto any bill that does not contain language that prohibits the use of all congressionally…”

On the recordAugust 16, 1991
I have stated my intention to veto any bill that does not contain language that prohibits the use of all congressionally appropriated funds to pay for abortions other than those in which the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to term.
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George H.W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Memorandum of Disapproval for the District of Columbia Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 1992

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