I had a procedure at 17 weeks pregnant with a child I lost a baby. But for you to stand on this floor and to suggest as you have that somehow this is a procedure that is either welcomed or done cavalierly or done without any thought is preposterous.
Jackie Speier discusses her personal experience with abortion and criticizes the perception that such procedures are taken lightly.
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