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Author: Trudy Bayer

Trudy Bayer, PhD, is a political activist and specialist in the rhetoric of social movements. She has consulted with various national women’s organizations and was the founding director of the Oral Communication Lab at the University of Pittsburgh.
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Reproductive Rights Requires a Yes or No Answer

Trudy Bayer

Politicians must articulate their answer out loud and on the record: Does a woman have the authority to abort an unwanted pregnancy? Yes or no.

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