Episode
Full Frontal with Samantha Bee: Abortion, Texas-Style
Overview
Sam sends a correspondent to an abortion clinic in Texas to see how new restrictions are making life even more difficult for women seeking an abortion.
Details
- Series
- Full Frontal with Samantha Bee
- Season
- Season 1
- Episode
- Episode 4
- Air date
- 2016-02-29
- Runtime
- 21 min
Episode context
Abortion, Texas-Style is Episode 4 in Season 1 of Full Frontal with Samantha Bee. It aired on 2016-02-29. The runtime is 21 min.
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