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Madeleine Dean: I do think that it distracts from the debate about equality to try to make those debates the focus of our attention now.

On the recordApril 29, 2019
I do think that it distracts from the debate about equality to try to make those debates the focus of our attention now.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

Editor's note · Context

Dean believes focusing on abortion limits distracts from the broader equality debate.

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