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Carolyn Maloney: “This devastating decision is taking away a fundamental right that we felt was settled law with 50 years of precedent.”

On the recordJuly 12, 2022
This devastating decision is taking away a fundamental right that we felt was settled law with 50 years of precedent.
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Carolyn Maloney
Democratic · New York

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Maloney criticizes the Supreme Court's decision affecting abortion rights.

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