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Jackie Speier: It's not rare. What is rare? Women, maternal mortality in this country is 50th in the world.

On the recordOctober 18, 2012
It's not rare. What is rare? Women, maternal mortality in this country is 50th in the world.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier argues against Walsh's claim that complications requiring abortion are rare, highlighting the high maternal mortality rate in the U.S.

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