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Stacey Abrams: “In the south, it's the state legislature that decides…”

Featuring: Stacey Abrams, Democratic | Former Candidate, Governor of Georgia

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"BOLLOCKS!" Stacey Abrams SLAMS GOP redistricting efforts

Published | Video Starts at 07:09

And so if you want to know if your child is going to have fair and equitable access to education, that will be diminished if your families can't participate in elections and elect leaders who value your education. If you want health care. In the south, it's the state legislature that decides whether you have access [to health care]. All of the things that disproportionately harm communities of color will now be decided by people who disproportionately dislike and vote against the needs of people of color. (07:09–07:14)

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Asserts that state legislatures in the South determine access to health care.

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