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Kirsten Gillibrand: “I hope every human being in this country understands that when you take away a woman's right to make her decisions about…”

On the recordMay 7, 2022
I hope every human being in this country understands that when you take away a woman's right to make her decisions about her health and well-being, she is no longer a full citizen. She no longer has freedom. She no longer has bodily autonomy. She no longer has basic civil rights or civil liberties.
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Kirsten Gillibrand
Democratic · New York

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Gillibrand argues that removing a woman's right to make decisions about her health undermines her citizenship and freedoms.

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