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Zoe Lofgren: To be against birth control is a right in America. To deny birth control to American women is way beyond what is right.

On the recordFebruary 27, 2012
To be against birth control is a right in America. To deny birth control to American women is way beyond what is right.
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Zoe Lofgren
Democratic · California

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Lofgren argues for women's access to birth control despite differing opinions.

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