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Kristin Lyerly: “You can't take abortion out of health care. [Abortion] is…”

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

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The Situation Womb: Attacks on Plan C and Abortion's New Landscape

Published | Video Starts at 07:46

This is what we've seen out of Ken Paxton and Texas. They are going after women's healthcare providers because they know that we have to take care of our patients. We took an oath and You can't take abortion out of health care. [Abortion] is part of the state spectrum of pregnancy care, of reproductive health care. It is necessary. So for a midwife like this who has been providing midwifery care to patients who desperately need it and is now sitting on the sidelines facing these criminal charges, I believe her license has been suspended. (07:46–07:56)

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Asserts that abortion is an integral part of reproductive health care.

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