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Alice Marie Johnson: “To say that it`s OK to ban abortions in the poorest state with one in five women, I believe -- or one in four women, one…”

On the recordDecember 1, 2021
To say that it`s OK to ban abortions in the poorest state with one in five women, I believe -- or one in four women, one in four women in that state are uninsured.
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Alice Marie Johnson
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msnbc.com

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Johnson criticizes the argument for banning abortions in Mississippi, highlighting the state's poverty and lack of healthcare.

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