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House of Cards

House of Cards

Claire Underwood discusses her past abortions. She talks publicly about one in an on-air interview with CNN, falsely claiming it was the result of rape in order to advance a campaign against sexual assault in the military. Claire privately discusses her past three abortions, two of which occurred when she was a teenager and one with her husband, Frank.

In the following episode, upstart political operative Seth Grayson uncovers Claire's medical files related to her abortion and uses them to shame her into giving him a job.

KEYWORDS: Past abortion.

Episodes:

Chapter 17
Chapter 18

Network:

Netflix

Health outcomes:

Infertility

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