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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: “Forcing poor and working-class people to give birth against their will, against their consent, against their ability to…”

On the recordSeptember 28, 2022
Forcing poor and working-class people to give birth against their will, against their consent, against their ability to provide for themselves or a child is a profound economic issue.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Ocasio-Cortez argues that abortion is an economic issue affecting the working class.

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