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Jul 2021
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We Need a Pro-Abortion Constitutional Am...

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In this episode of The New Abnormal, Kathryn Kolbert and Julie F. Kay, authors of CONTROLLING WOMEN: What We Must Do Now to Save Reproductive Freedom, tell Molly-Jong-Fast not to trust John Roberts and why Roe isn’t enough to protect abortion rights in this country—something much bigger is. If you haven't heard, every single week The New Abnormal does a spec ... Show More
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