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Lawmaker who needed abortion takes on Walsh

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Tammy Duckworth, left, opposes Joe Walsh in the 8th Congressional District for the 2012 General Election.

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A California congresswoman who has had two medically necessary abortions Thursday traveled to the 8th Congressional District to support Democrat Tammy Duckworth of Hoffman Estates and criticize her Republican opponent, U.S. Rep. Joe Walsh of McHenry, for his abortion views. “We tried desperately to save that child,” Speier said.