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Robin Kelly: “Women who are turned away from accessing abortion and forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term are almost four…”

On the recordFebruary 11, 2020
Women who are turned away from accessing abortion and forced to carry an unwanted pregnancy to term are almost four times more likely to live below the federal poverty line.
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Robin Kelly
Democratic · Illinois

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Kelly cites a study linking abortion access to poverty rates among women.

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