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Jerry Nadler: In 1970 I watched the New York State Assembly pass one of the first State laws legalizing abortion. If you had told me…

On the recordSeptember 24, 2021
In 1970 I watched the New York State Assembly pass one of the first State laws legalizing abortion. If you had told me then that 51 years later, I would be standing on the House floor still fighting for women to have the right to make their own decisions about their own lives, their own health, and their own families, I would have called you crazy. We must pass this bill today to end this decades-long war on abortion and women's underlying freedom to control their own lives. I urge all my colleagues to stand up for freedom, stand up for abortion, stand up for bodily integrity and vote ``yes'' on this bill.
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Jerry Nadler
Democratic · New York
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Sep 24, 2021

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