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James Talarico: “We've seen infant mortality and maternal mortality spike…”

Featuring: James Talarico, Democratic | Texas House of Representatives, District 50

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James Talarico Reveals All (Pt 3): Fighting Take Texas, Christianity & the Country Back

Published | Video Starts at 12:37

No matter if they feel someone is ethical or not or lying through their teeth, no matter if they can even afford to pay for things, they'll vote on this one issue of pro life versus pro choice. What do you say to them? We've seen infant mortality and maternal mortality spike since this extreme abortion ban. So we should always look to the fruits that a tree bears. And I think the fruits that are being borne by this policy in Texas are not good fruit. (12:37–12:43)

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Asserts that infant and maternal mortality rates have increased in Texas since the abortion ban.

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