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And that is why there was such an urgency to explain the people. You are essentially being lied to. You are not being told

the truth about what these laws are. So in Texas, there were a series of regulations that were

almost so impossible to meet that they cut the number of clinics down. I think it's fair to say

they were a fraction. So Texas is one of the largest

states in the United States. Many women were located in areas that were six, seven, eight, nine

hours by car from the nearest abortion clinic. And that had deadly consequences.

We literally saw people trying to self-abort.

We saw people, you know, taking medications.

We saw people trying to self-harm.

And all of that was documented by people who were watching.

This is something central to a woman's life, to her dignity.

It's a decision that she must make for herself.

From Kansas, Kentucky and North Carolina, dedicated women marched.

Abortion is fast becoming the new political fault line.

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