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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
The attention this committee has focused on and continues to focus on the private lives of women makes it clear that one of the goals of the majority is to end access not just to abortions but to family planning.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky argues that the committee's focus threatens access to family planning and abortion.

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