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Nov 2024
25m 25s

Why Abortion Rights Won Even as Kamala H...

The New York Times
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Last Tuesday, voters across the country approved measures to protect abortion rights, while rejecting the presidential candidate who claimed to champion those same rights. Kate Zernike, who covers the issue for The Times, explains that gap and what it tells us about the new politics of abortion. Guest: Kate Zernike, a national reporter at The New York Time ... Show More
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