And that is exactly where we are today, as far as I'm concerned, that women in this country, persons are not able to make free choices about their bodies, and what--what, to be forced to have a child is probably the most freedom-taking thing that we can impose upon anyone in this country.
Mazie Hirono: “And that is exactly where we are today, as far as I'm concerned, that women in this country, persons are not able to…”
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Hirono emphasizes the loss of bodily autonomy for women today.
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