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Mark Pocan: “We are under 1849 law when it comes to abortion in…”

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

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The Stephanie Miller Show | U.S. Rep Mark Pocan on the Presidential Debate

Published | Video Starts at 00:49

I mean, our freedoms are all at risk with the current Republicans. And in Wisconsin, it's especially bad when it comes to freedom to make decision about your own body as a woman. We are under 1849 law when it comes to abortion in Wisconsin. We literally were taxing horses that had, you know, buggies behind them in the state. I think was 5 or 10 cents a horse in 1849. (00:49–00:54)

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Asserts that Wisconsin's abortion law dates back to 1849.

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