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King’s ally shapes Carter’s health and women policy stance
Virginia-born activist Miss King, linked to the 1960s civil rights movement, influenced Carter on health care and abortion policy. She describes guiding him toward national health insurance feasibility and viewing abortion as an option to contraception failure. She praises Rosalynn Carter’s practical insight on women’s issues.
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Miss King
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Ohio Wesleyan University
Washington
Office of Economic Opportunity
Atlanta Southside
Peter Bourne
Dr. Bourne
Mary
Oko
Emory University
Beauford Jasper
South Carolina
Ernest F. Hollings
Jimmy Carter
Rosalynn