To The Contrary - February 17, 2012

February 17, 2012

A Congressional hearing on birth control featured an all-male panel; women's boxing debuts at the Olympics; and Finnish President Tarja Halonen

http://video.pbs.org/widget/partnerplayer/2198384400/?player=WGBY-PBS&w=512&h=288&chapterbar=true&autoplay=false A Congressional hearing on birth control featured an all-male panel; women's boxing debuts at the Olympics; and Finnish President Tarja Halonen /episodes/get/3788 /episode/3788 To The Contrary: February 17, 2012 /episode-player/3788

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