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On the recordSeptember 29, 2021
To all the black women and girls who have had abortions and will have abortions, we have nothing to be ashamed of. In the summer of 1994, I was raped, I became pregnant, and I chose to have an abortion. Choosing to have an abortion was the hardest decision I had ever made. But at 18 years old, I knew it was the right decision for me.
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Cori Bush
Democratic · Missouri
Source
msnbc.com

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Cori Bush speaks about her personal experience with abortion and encourages others to not feel ashamed.

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