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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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