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Tammy Baldwin: “Right now in Wisconsin, we have a criminal abortion ban that…”

Featuring: Tammy Baldwin, Democratic | U.S. Senate, Wisconsin

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Published | Video Starts at 06:38

Now, we've won some incredible fights together, but the stakes right now are as high as they've ever been. And winning in 2024 could not be more important. Let me start with the issue of abortion rights. Right now in Wisconsin, we have a criminal abortion ban that was written into law in 1849. You heard me right, 1849, before the Civil War. It is the oldest and one of the most punitive laws in the country. (06:38–06:48)

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