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John Conyers: “This measure would provide an opportunity for a conservative court to attack the very legal underpinning of Roe v. Wade.”

On the recordDecember 5, 2011
This measure would provide an opportunity for a conservative court to attack the very legal underpinning of Roe v. Wade.
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John Conyers
Democratic · Michigan

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Conyers warns that the bill could undermine Roe v. Wade.

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