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Tony Evers: “We've had 50 years of Roe v. Wade, and it's worked here in…”

Featuring: Tony Evers, Democratic | Governor of Wisconsin

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Women should have the ability and the right to make decisions about their health care, including reproductive health Care, and that includes abortion. My opponent is radical on this issue, and frankly, he's radical because it's not consistent with Wisconsin values. We've had 50 years of Roe v. Wade, and it's worked here in the state of Wisconsin. We should go back there. But to think that we are in a position in this state of Wisconsin where we have a governor saying we're going to criminalize abortion, … (19:12–19:17)

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Asserts that Roe v. Wade has been effective in Wisconsin for 50 years.

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