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On the recordMay 3, 2022
I found that to be one of the most ludicrous arguments that was being made, because are they saying that by overturning Roe v. Wade, that somehow we're going to have a more cordial discussion around this? That somehow this is going to bring the country together? That I thought was a really disingenuous statement from Alito.
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Pramila Jayapal
Democratic · Washington

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Jayapal criticizes the argument that overturning Roe v. Wade will lead to a more united discussion on the issue.

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