“New Yorkers deserve the choice to endure less suffering, not by shortening their lives, but by shortening their deaths.”
“Democrats have gone further and further and further to the left with no end in sight.”

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On the recordJune 4, 2024
the American people believe it is women, not the government that has a right to control their own body.
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Bernie Sanders
Independent · Vermont
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congress.gov

Editor's note · Context

Citing public opinion supporting women's autonomy over their bodies.

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