Georgia State Senator Testifies in Washington on Proposed 20-Week Abortion Ban
“Every one of the women I know has a story. They've lost children. They've wanted children. They've taken care of children. They've birthed children,” Sen. Jen Jordan, D-Atlanta, said. “When we see legislators who really have no idea what that experience is like to try to legislate, you know, it's dumbfounding.”
April 10, 2019 at 03:47 PM
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On a panel made up of women both for and against a proposed federal law on abortion, Atlanta lawyer and Democratic state Sen. Jen Jordan testified before the U.S. Senate Judiciary Committee in Washington Tuesday about how Georgia's own restrictions on abortion are affecting women.
“Every one of the women I know has a story. They've lost children. They've wanted children. They've taken care of children. They've birthed children,” Jordan said. “When we see legislators who really have no idea what that experience is like to try to legislate, you know, it's dumbfounding.”
Jordan spoke during a two-hour hearing on a Republican-backed bill that would ban abortion nationwide at 20 weeks of pregnancy.
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