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Partial-Birth Abortion Debate: The Right to Choose |
| Section: CURRENT ISSUES / COMMENTARY |
| Author: Barbara Boxer, Edward Kennedy, Olympia Snowe, John Kerry |
| Publication: The world & I online |
| Issue Date: 1/1/1997 |
| Size: 1,747 Words, 10,633 Characters |
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FOOTNOTE: Excerpts taken from the Congressional Record, September 26, 1996.
BARBARA BOXER (D--CALIFORNIA)
The bill that is before us, which has been vetoed by the President, is not about choice, it is about health and life. Frankly, I believe that it is about politics. That is the saddest thing of all. ...
Let me read from the President's letter. I believe that every American who listens to this letter will see the compassion in our President toward women and families who find themselves in tragic danger and circumstances, and to children. ...
The President writes:
"Dear Mr. Leader: I am writing to urge that you vote to uphold my veto of H.R. 1833, a bill banning so-called partial-birth abortions. My views on this legislation have been widely misrepresented, so I would like ...
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...abortions during the last 3 months of pregnancy. ...
I will uphold the President's veto of this bill. I believe that it would be a major mistake for the Federal Government to try to practice medicine in order to make an ideological point. Trained doctors, after consulting with their patients, should make these decisions. I urge my colleagues to support the President on this difficult issue.
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