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New Jersey's 7th Congressional District
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is becoming a major battleground over
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abortion rights. Democratic challenger
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Rebecca Bennett says defeating
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Republican Congressman Tom Kean Jr.
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could help Democrats retake control of
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the US House and restore federal
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abortion protections nationwide.
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>> We'll do whatever we need to do to make
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sure we are fighting for this district
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to get us what we need.
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>> Bennett made that argument after
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appearing in Long Hill with Planned
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Parenthood Action Fund President and CEO
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Alexis McGill Johnson. "We need to flip
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the house this November to restore and
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protect abortion access nationwide,"
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Bennett said, adding that the road to
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control of Congress runs directly
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through New Jersey's 7th District.
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Bennett says she would support federal
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protections for abortion access along
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with expanded protections for
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contraception, IVF, and reproductive
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health care. Kean has taken a more
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restrictive position. He has described
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himself as pro-choice, but has said
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abortion should generally be permitted
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through about 20 weeks of pregnancy with
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exceptions later for rape, incest, or
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threats to the life or health of the
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mother or fetus. Kean has also said he
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opposes a nationwide abortion ban and
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believes abortion policy following the
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Supreme Court's Dobbs decision should
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largely be decided by individual states.
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The race between Bennett and Kean will
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be decided November 3rd. Follow this and
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