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Kirsten Engel: “Taking away [the Dobbs decision] will make women more likely…”

Featuring: Kirsten Engel, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Arizona, District 6

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Abortion Roundtable

Published | Video Starts at 07:03

And in addition to all the things I think about and I hear from my constituents and I know about the statistics and how what a difference this will make on an economic level in terms of Taking away [the Dobbs decision] will make women more likely to fall into poverty. the issues in terms of the rights of doctors that they may be subject to, to criminal sanctions that might happen here in Arizona as a result of potentially bringing back the 1864 law. (07:03–08:08)

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Asserts that the removal of the Dobbs decision will economically impact women, increasing poverty rates.

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