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Jackie Speier: “I would tell him that women oftentimes find themselves in complications with pregnancy. It happens very frequently.”

On the recordOctober 18, 2012
I would tell him that women oftentimes find themselves in complications with pregnancy. It happens very frequently.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

Editor's note · Context

Jackie Speier responds to Joe Walsh's comments, emphasizing that complications during pregnancy are common and can endanger women's lives.

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