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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Eric Garcia

Abortion doctor hits back at GOP lawmaker in heated exchange: ‘What if your daughter was raped”

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An abortion care provider pushed back on questions from a Republican congressman when she was asked about whether she would ever abort a foetus that was halfway through the birth canal.

The questioning took place during a House Judiciary Committee hearing focusing on how abortion rights are at risk. The hearing came after Politico reported a leaked Supreme Court draft opinion overturning Roe v Wade, the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that enshrined the right of women to seek an abortion.

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