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Jeanne Shaheen: “I don't understand why we are fooling around with something that's been working to address the issue of unplanned…”

On the recordMay 9, 2018
I don't understand why we are fooling around with something that's been working to address the issue of unplanned pregnancy.
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Jeanne Shaheen
Democratic · New Hampshire

Editor's note · Context

Shaheen criticizes the shift from effective contraceptive care to abstinence-only approaches.

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