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How abortion rights swayed results in the midterm election

Clip: 11/10/2022 | 5m 51sVideo has Closed Captions

How abortion rights swayed results in the midterm election

The midterm election was the first since the Supreme Court overturned the constitutional right to an abortion. Since then, 12 states have put in place total bans on the procedure and other states have enacted restrictions. That was top of mind for many voters in this election where access to abortion was on the ballot in some states. Laura Barrón-López joined Judy Woodruff to discuss the results.

11/10/2022

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