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Richard Blumenthal: “That is what Roe v. Wade essentially said. It is the right of privacy. It is a constitutional right.”

On the recordMarch 14, 2016
That is what Roe v. Wade essentially said. It is the right of privacy. It is a constitutional right.
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Richard Blumenthal
Democratic · Connecticut

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Blumenthal reaffirms Roe v. Wade as a constitutional protection for privacy in reproductive choices.

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