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Dianne Hesselbein: “We have to go back to Roe v. Wade because it's a woman's…”

Featuring: Dianne Hesselbein, Democratic | Wisconsin State Senate, District 27

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WisPolitics Luncheon with Senate Minority Leader Dianne Hesselbein

Published | Video Starts at 42:57

They portray it as a compromised position. That. So why. Why don't. Why don't you. Why do you have to say, well, we have to go back to Roe v. Wade. Right. We have to go back to Roe v. Wade because it's a woman's right to choose what to do with her own body. period. You can't say 14 weeks or 12 weeks or whatever pretend compromise that is. That's not a compromise. They're simply trying to tell people that are pregnant what to do, and that's not. (42:57–43:01)

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Asserts the need to return to Roe v. Wade to protect women's rights to choose.

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