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On the recordNovember 1, 2011
It never used to be that family planning was considered a partisan issue and it never used to be that family planning was equated with abortion.
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Janice Schakowsky
Democratic · Illinois

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Schakowsky reflects on the politicization of family planning and abortion.

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