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Pramila Jayapal: “I very much wanted to have more children, but I simply could not imagine going through that again. For me, terminating…”

On the recordMay 3, 2022
I very much wanted to have more children, but I simply could not imagine going through that again. For me, terminating my pregnancy was not an easy choice, the most difficult I've made in my life, but it was my choice and that is what must be preserved for every pregnant person.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Congresswoman Jayapal shares her personal experience with abortion and emphasizes the importance of choice.

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