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Re: Supreme Court upholds Partial Birth Abortion Ban

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Originally Posted by Dilettante View Post
If I recall the debate in congress correctly, it was determined that only the most rare and bizarre of circumstances could this procedure be medically necessary for the health of the mother. But such circumstances could (and possible have at some point) existed.
Which is just another way of saying congress substituted their own judgement for that of the doctors.
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