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Patrick Leahy: “Frankly, I would hope I could say to my wife or my daughters, there would be a right of privacy issue here. For those…”

On the recordNovember 12, 2003
Frankly, I would hope I could say to my wife or my daughters, there would be a right of privacy issue here. For those who say there is no privacy in a case such as this, they have never been in a doctor's office for an examination.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

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Discussing the importance of privacy rights in medical contexts.

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