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262:, considered the most rigorous casino enforcement agency at the time. He ran for office again in 1973, again winning without support of the Democratic establishment. While in the Senate, he served as chairman of the Committee on Agriculture, Energy and the Environment. In 1974, McGahn pushed for legislation granting exemptions to healthcare institutions from a requirement to provide abortions or sterilizations if they objected on religious or moral grounds. The bill passed the legislature and was signed into law by Governor
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362:, p. 214. J.A. Fitzgerald, 1976. Accessed December 20, 2022. "Joseph L. McGahn, M.D. (Dem., Absecon)... He graduated from Holy Spirit High School, Mt. St. Mary's College, summa cum laude; University of Pennsylvania Medical School, and served his Internship and residency in Atlantic City Hospital."
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