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Steve Cohen: “Parents have rights in raising their children. Athletes have rights. There is a connection.”

On the recordJuly 26, 2023
Parents have rights in raising their children. Athletes have rights. There is a connection.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

Editor's note · Context

Cohen discusses the balance of parental and athlete rights in the context of transgender issues.

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