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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Alex Woodward

US treasury secretary warns eliminating abortion access will damage economy and ‘set women back decades’

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US Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen has warned that eliminating abortion access will damage the nation’s economy and advancements in women’s reproductive healthcare and economic wellbeing.

“Eliminating the right of women to make decisions about when and whether to have children would have very damaging effects on the economy and would set women back decades,” she told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday, 10 May.

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