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Jamie Raskin: “Alabama may soon have a law which would compel a 15-year-old girl who has been raped by her stepfather to bring the…”

On the recordJune 3, 2019
Alabama may soon have a law which would compel a 15-year-old girl who has been raped by her stepfather to bring the pregnancy to term.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses a proposed law in Alabama regarding abortion and its implications for young victims.

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