This Fourth of July, declaring independence for women's bodies

The American flag unfurls in a light wind near Buffalo Bill Cody's gravesite on Lookout Mountain, late Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Golden, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski) — The American flag unfurls in a light wind near Buffalo Bill Cody’s gravesite on Lookout Mountain, late Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021, in Golden, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

By Carla Hall | Los Angeles Times (TNS)

PUBLISHED: July 4, 2023 at 9:03 AM MDT | UPDATED: July 4, 2023 at 9:14 AM MDT

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It shouldn鈥檛 take another American revolution for women in this country to simply have full autonomy over their bodies. We don鈥檛 need a new government. We just need the people who run this one to realize that without personal autonomy there is no liberty.

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