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Mark Pocan: “Other thing we've seen federally is the effort to defund…”

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 16:30

And so a lot of people are incredibly afraid about what that means and whether they will be seen or charged. On the other side of that, the Other thing we've seen federally is the effort to defund Planned Parenthood. We've seen them try to block Medicaid reimbursements to other attacks. And it's not just about abortion care. It's about, as you said, STI testing, contraception, cancer screenings, pregnancy testing, and so much more that's at risk. (16:30–16:35)

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