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Mazie Hirono: “Then there’s no longer a constitutionally protected right for a woman to have control over her own body.”

On the recordMay 16, 2021
Then there’s no longer a constitutionally protected right for a woman to have control over her own body.
Said by
Mazie Hirono
Democratic · Hawaii
Source
msnbc.com

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Hirono discusses the implications if Roe v. Wade is overturned.

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