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Joe Morelle: The Supreme Court's decision last June in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which ripped away the…

On the recordJuly 12, 2023
The Supreme Court's decision last June in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which ripped away the fundamental right to bodily autonomy for women in the United States, sets this country on a dangerous backslide in its commitment to women's equal participation in American democracy.
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Joe Morelle
Democratic · New York

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Morelle criticizes the Dobbs decision for undermining women's rights and democracy.

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