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Raphael Warnock: I think that the women of this country and the women of this state woke up one summer morning, and a core protection…

On the recordOctober 15, 2022
I think that the women of this country and the women of this state woke up one summer morning, and a core protection that they've known for 50 years was taken from them by an extremist Supreme Court. And I stand where I've said I stand in the past, that a patient's room is too narrow and small and cramped, a space for a woman, her doctor, and the United States government.
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Raphael Warnock
Democratic · Georgia

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Warnock discusses the impact of the Supreme Court's decision on abortion rights.

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