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Jamie Raskin: “We want a nationwide law which codifies Roe v. Wade as a woman's right to choose because we believe this is…”

On the recordJuly 12, 2022
We want a nationwide law which codifies Roe v. Wade as a woman's right to choose because we believe this is fundamentally a question of personal freedom and autonomy.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin advocates for national legislation to protect abortion rights.

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