Mazie Hirono: Hawaii Was the First State to Make Abortion Legal, It’s Great for Me to Have Been Part of Many of These Firsts

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HIRONO: "International women's day means a lot not just to me but to women all across the country and the world. And what's great is that women are coming forward in our country as well as in other countries, stepping forward to speak out and to really stand our ground. And I want to say that in your clip, you talked about the abortion, well, equal rights amendment, Hawaii was the first state of the union to ratify the equal rights amendment and Hawaii was also the first state in the union to make abortion legal. So it's great for me to have been part of many of these firsts."