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State Representative Kathy Hawken

articles/2013/03/24/north-dakota-s-fetal-personhood-amendment-why-i-voted-against-it/130323-North-Dakota-Abortions-tease_ozvp4v

My State’s Abortion Outrage

North Dakota’s State House passed a fetal personhood amendment, which would effectively ban abortion. Rep. Kathy Hawken explains why she voted against it—even though she’s pro-life.

State Representative Kathy Hawken

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