During Wednesday's Democratic debate, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee touted his record of protecting reproductive rights for women — saying he had done more than any of the 2020 Democratic presidential candidates.

But Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., quickly jumped into the conversation to remind the governor that there were women on the stage who have been long fighting for women's rights.

Inslee said he was the "only candidate" onstage who has signed a law protecting women’s rights to abortion.

Klobuchar immediately responded with a laugh, before reminding the governor who he was onstage with: "I just want to say there's three women up here that have fought pretty hard for a women's right to choose, I'll start with that.".

Over the past couple of months, several states have passed restrictive abortion laws.

Louisiana, Ohio, Kentucky, Mississippi and Georgia passed bills that ban abortion after six weeks. Alabama also passed a near-total ban on abortions, with no exceptions for rape or incest. Missouri also passed a law that bans abortions after eight weeks, and with no exceptions for cases of rape or incest.

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