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Ed Markey: This woman's life is ruined, and the only thing I could tell her is that her now ruined life in her own words, will now…

On the recordApril 17, 2012
This woman's life is ruined, and the only thing I could tell her is that her now ruined life in her own words, will now pay dividends for other women who won't be facing the same thing.
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Ed Markey
Democratic · Massachusetts

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Markey discusses the impact of a woman's ruined life on future patients.

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