Karen Bass: “Legislation that I was able to incorporate in a larger bill…”

“So my concern was, while we were engaging in this bipartisan discussion on criminal justice reform, nobody actually had thought about the specific needs that women face. And so, you know, for example, Legislation that I was able to incorporate in a larger bill outlawed on a federal basis shackling pregnant women. Can you imagine that? We did that in our country. We do that, actually. So a woman who is nine months pregnant is getting ready to deliver a baby on the gurney while she's in labor.” (06:23–06:32)

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