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Dick Durbin: “Well, I'm going to conclude, if I might, as Chair, and just say the reason we are at this moment in history is because…”

On the recordApril 25, 2023
Well, I'm going to conclude, if I might, as Chair, and just say the reason we are at this moment in history is because the Dobbs decision decided we were going to redefine, State by State, the access to abortion and define the legal and medical circumstances.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin discusses the impact of the Dobbs decision on abortion access.

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