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Lois Frankel: “The word that I got back from them was cruel, it is cruel.”

On the recordMay 17, 2017
The word that I got back from them was cruel, it is cruel.
Said by
Lois Frankel
Democratic · Florida

Editor's note · Context

Frankel describes feedback from African women regarding the negative effects of the Global Gag Rule.

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