Pete Buttigieg said he would stand by the Democratic defense of abortion rights amid an escalation of anti-choice attacks designed to overturn Roe v. Wade.
Advocates have feared that a Democratic administration couldn't fully rid the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services of those committed to undermining the agency's mission.
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