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Steve Cohen: “That outrage you feel, that nagging feeling that the government has no right to put any restrictions on your…”

On the recordOctober 7, 2015
That outrage you feel, that nagging feeling that the government has no right to put any restrictions on your constitutional rights: that is what a woman feels every time she tries to make a decision about her health.
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Steve Cohen
Democratic · Tennessee

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Drawing a parallel between gun rights and women's reproductive rights.

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