Political Quotes

On the recordSeptember 6, 2021
This is about making sure that someone like me, as a woman, or any menstruating person in this country cannot make decisions over their own body.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez discusses the implications of Texas's anti-choice bills and argues that they are about controlling women's bodies.

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