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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez: if you don't believe it and if you have never met a Planned Parenthood baby, I am happy to let you know that I am one…

On the recordMay 5, 2021
if you don't believe it and if you have never met a Planned Parenthood baby, I am happy to let you know that I am one, and that my mother received and relied on prenatal care from Planned Parenthood when she was pregnant with me.
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez
Democratic · New York

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Ocasio-Cortez shares her personal connection to Planned Parenthood's services.

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