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Stories about abortion bans harming women spark backlash

Stories about abortion bans harming women spark backlash

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The story of a Texas woman who died because doctors were too afraid of violating an abortion ban to give her treatment related to a miscarriage is the latest in a series of heartbreaking examples of how ill-advised abortion bans are carried out by activists carried out by politicians who are unaware of the complications reproductive biology. Each new story triggers new levels of anger and outrage among American women as they see their rights being stripped away at the expense of their health security. Alexis McGill Johnson, president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Action Fund, and Jessica Valenti, author of “Abortion: Our bodies, their lies,” discuss with Joy Reid and Alex Wagner.

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