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Sheldon Whitehouse: “Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. It was decided in 1973.”

On the recordApril 26, 2023
Roe v. Wade is an important precedent of the Supreme Court. It was decided in 1973.
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Sheldon Whitehouse
Democratic · Rhode Island

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Whitehouse discusses the significance of Roe v. Wade as a longstanding legal precedent.

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