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On the recordJuly 9, 2019
We don't even know how many of these women--there's no requirement to even acknowledge, count, or record a woman who is pregnant in custody.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez criticizes the lack of tracking for pregnant women in custody.

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