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Mark Pocan: “Big government conservatives want to tell you what you can…”

Featuring: Mark Pocan, Democratic | U.S. House, Wisconsin, District 2

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With Liberty & Justice for Some #71 Protecting Women's Choice w/ Planned Parenthood's McGill Johnson

Published | Video Starts at 02:51

Thanks so much for being with us. Thanks for having me. If there's one issue that seems to be big on the right wing's hit list. It's the issue of reproductive health. Big government conservatives want to tell you what you can do with your most personal health care decisions, especially if you're a woman. And for all the rhetoric about big government, they seem to have no issue with being involved in the most intimate decisions in life, especially around choice. (02:51–03:00)

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Asserts that conservatives are attempting to control personal health care decisions, particularly for women.

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