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Gretchen Whitmer: “The only person who should be making a decision about whether and when to have a child is a woman, the people she loves…”

On the recordApril 13, 2024
The only person who should be making a decision about whether and when to have a child is a woman, the people she loves and trusts, and her doctor.
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Gretchen Whitmer
Democratic · Michigan

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Gretchen Whitmer emphasizes that decisions about childbirth should be left to women and their doctors, criticizing Trump's stance on abortion.

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