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Maria S. Lazar: “Abortion and reproductive rights are more appropriately…”

Featuring: Maria S. Lazar, Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II

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Published | Video Starts at 16:32

And if you notice, there were constant attacks, constant lawsuits, constant opinions being written, because quite frankly, the system did not work. It wasn't an area where you need a national decision by nine justices. In Washington, D.C. Abortion and reproductive rights are more appropriately decided by each individual citizen of each individual state. So if Wisconsin and their citizens want it to be one way, that's what they do. If California wants it to be another way, following their values, that's what they do. (16:32–16:40)

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Asserts that abortion and reproductive rights should be decided at the state level by citizens.

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