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On the recordJuly 8, 2014
22 years ago, Justice Sandra Day O'Connor stated: The ability of women to participate equally in the economic and social life of the Nation has been facilitated by their ability to control their reproductive lives. Over the past week, that fact has not only been lost by the Supreme Court, it has been under attack. The Court's decisions undermine women's ability to pursue economic opportunity and equality. Tonight, thousands of people are rallying in Boston to protect these basic rights. I stand in solidarity with them. We will not back down and will not accept anything less than full equality in our access to health care, the workplace, and the ability to determine the trajectory of our own lives. This esteemed body would do well to heed Justice O'Connor's words, because the women of America will settle for no less. ____________________
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Katherine Clark
Democratic · Massachusetts

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