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Women share intimate stories of their abortions

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From 2015 to 2019, the U.S. averaged about 890,000 abortions a year meaning roughly 12 out of every 1,000 women in the country had the procedure. NBC News’ Joshua Johnson is joined by the president of Planned Parenthood affiliates of California to discuss how each abortion represents a unique set of people and circumstances.