Y 4.C 73/8:107-126

PROTECTING THE RIGHTS OF CONSCIENCE OF

HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS AND A PARENT'S
RIGHT TO KNOW

AS-01:8 et 5.5

Stanford Law Library.

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COMMITTEE ON ENERGY AND COMMERCE

W.J. “BILLY” TAUZIN, Louisiana, Chairman MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida

JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan JOE BARTON, Texas

HENRY A. WAXMAN, California FRED UPTON, Michigan

EDWARD J. MARKEY, Massachusetts CLIFF STEARNS, Florida

RALPH M. HALL, Texas PAUL E. GILLMOR, Ohio

RICK BOUCHER, Virginia JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CHRISTOPHER COX, California

FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey NATHAN DEAL, Georgia

SHERROD BROWN, Ohio RICHARD BURR, North Carolina

BART GORDON, Tennessee ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky

PETER DEUTSCH, Florida GREG GANSKE, Iowa

BOBBY L. RUSH, Illinois CHARLIE NORWOOD, Georgia

ANNA G. ESHOO, California BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming

BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN SHIMKUS, Illinois

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico

TOM SAWYER, Ohio
JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona

ALBERT R. WYNN, Maryland
CHARLES "CHIP” PICKERING, Mississippi GENE GREEN, Texas
VITO FOSSELLA, New York

KAREN MCCARTHY, Missouri
ROY BLUNT, Missouri

TED STRICKLAND, Ohio TOM DAVIS, Virginia

DIANA DEGETTE, Colorado ED BRYANT, Tennessee

THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin ROBERT L. EHRLICH, Jr., Maryland

BILL LUTHER, Minnesota STEVE BUYER, Indiana

LOIS CAPPS, California GEORGE RADANOVICH, California

MICHAEL F. DOYLE, Pennsylvania CHARLES F. BASS, New Hampshire

CHRISTOPHER JOHN, Louisiana
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania

JANE HARMAN, California
MARY BONO, California
GREG WALDEN, Oregon
LEE TERRY, Nebraska
ERNIE FLETCHER, Kentucky

DAVID V. MARVENTANO, Staff Director

JAMES D. BARNETTE, General Counsel
REID P.F. STUNTZ, Minority Staff Director and Chief Counsel

SUBCOMMITTEE ON HEALTH

MICHAEL BILIRAKIS, Florida, Chairman JOE BARTON, Texas

SHERROD BROWN, Ohio FRED UPTON, Michigan

HENRY A. WAXMAN, California JAMES C. GREENWOOD, Pennsylvania TED STRICKLAND, Ohio NATHAN DEAL, Georgia

THOMAS M. BARRETT, Wisconsin RICHARD BURR, North Carolina

LOIS CAPPS, California ED WHITFIELD, Kentucky

RALPH M. HALL, Texas GREG GANSKE, Iowa

EDOLPHUS TOWNS, New York CHARLIE NORWOOD, Georgia

FRANK PALLONE, Jr., New Jersey Vice Chairman

PETER DEUTSCH, Florida BARBARA CUBIN, Wyoming

ANNA G. ESHOO, California HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico

BART STUPAK, Michigan JOHN B. SHADEGG, Arizona

ELIOT L. ENGEL, New York
CHARLES “CHIP" PICKERING, Mississippi ALBERT R. WYNN, Maryland
ED BRYANT, Tennessee

GENE GREEN, Texas
ROBERT L. EHRLICH, Jr., Maryland JOHN D. DINGELL, Michigan,
STEVE BUYER, Indiana

(Ex Officio)
JOSEPH R. PITTS, Pennsylvania
W.J. "BILLY” TAUZIN, Louisiana

(Ex Officio)

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Testimony of:

Heisler, John A., County Board, McHenry County, Illinois

Jenkins, Renee ., on behalf of the American Academy of Pediatrics

Vosburgh, Karen

Wardle, Lynn, Professor, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young

University

Weiss, Catherine, Director, ACLU Reproductive Freedom Project

Wuchner, Addia, Northern Kentucky Independent Health District

Material submitted for the record by:

McHenry County Citizens for Choice, prepared statement of

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