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Kristin Lyerly: “The 1849 law is still on the books here in the state, even…”

Featuring: Kristin Lyerly, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Wisconsin, District 8

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Published | Video Starts at 30:22

And I can't not bring that up because, you know, obgyn, you're a nurse. So when you talked at the Democratic National Convention last year, you talked about abortion rights. You know that The 1849 law is still on the books here in the state, even though we've pushed back on it. The Supreme Court has ruled it's still on the books. There are a number of different laws that are preventing people from getting fundamental health care. (30:22–30:29)

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Asserts that the 1849 abortion law remains active in Wisconsin despite opposition.

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