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Lanon Baccam: “Iowans have had Roe as the law of the land for almost 50…”

Featuring: Lanon Baccam, Democratic | Former Candidate, U.S. House Iowa, District 3

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KCCI US House 3rd District Debate

Published | Video Starts at 07:44

Period. Just to clarify, do you believe at any point that in a woman's pregnancy that abortion should be illegal? So Iowans have had Roe as the law of the land for almost 50 years. That is the space in which they are comfortable. There is only one person on this stage right now who will stand up for women's rights, and that is me. (07:44–07:50)

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Asserts that Roe v. Wade was the law in Iowa for nearly 50 years.

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