Jackie Speier: “I started to cry because I share the same experience that you have…”

On the recordNovember 13, 2019

I started to cry because I share the same experience that you have had. I lost a child, a fetus, when I was 17 weeks.

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Speier shares her personal loss to highlight the emotional impact of abortion discussions.

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Jackie Speier: “I started to cry because I share the same experience that you have had. I lost a child, a fetus, when I was 17 weeks.”