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Chris Coons: the right of the individual, whether married or unmarried, to make a decision so fundamentally affecting the person as…

On the recordSeptember 3, 2018
the right of the individual, whether married or unmarried, to make a decision so fundamentally affecting the person as whether to bear or beget a child.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Emphasizing individual rights in reproductive decisions.

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