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On the recordNovember 13, 2019
The timing and the similarities of this multistate campaign reveal a purely political strategy to energize and motivate the religious right.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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The multistate abortion laws seem politically motivated to rally the religious right.

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