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Jackie Speier: I lost a child, a fetus, when I was 17 weeks, and I told my story on the House floor in part because I sat there and…

On the recordNovember 13, 2019
I lost a child, a fetus, when I was 17 weeks, and I told my story on the House floor in part because I sat there and listened to such false information coming from my colleagues on the other side of the aisle that it outraged me so much that I said you have no idea what you are talking about.
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Jackie Speier
Democratic · California

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Speier shares her personal experience to counter misinformation about abortion.

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