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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “It would turn vast swaths of the United States into abortion-free zones, and it would turn women living in those states…”

On the recordSeptember 29, 2021
It would turn vast swaths of the United States into abortion-free zones, and it would turn women living in those states into reproductive refugees.
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Discussing the implications of abortion bans on women's rights.

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