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Gwen Moore: “I personally, you know, I've had to hustle up as a poor…”

Featuring: Gwen Moore, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 4

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Rep. Gwen Moore_ This Won't Stop At Eviscerating At A Woman's Right To Choose.

Published | Video Starts at 03:13

I've seen people die because they needed an abortion, because they had bad heart and gave birth anyway and succumbed and left 11 children orphaned. And I personally, you know, I've had to hustle up as a poor black woman Hustle up money and seeking money from women's fund to travel to New York to get abortion care. This is, this is not funny. This brings back all the nightmares of that I've ever had of the Body Snatcher of Big Brother. (03:13–03:26)

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Asserts that financial barriers have historically forced women to travel for abortion care.

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