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Chris Dodd: “I feel very strongly, if you ask yourself the question, how would you like your children treated if they had a different…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2007
I feel very strongly, if you ask yourself the question, how would you like your children treated if they had a different sexual orientation than their parents, the answer is yes. They ought to have that ability in civil unions.
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Chris Dodd
Democratic · Connecticut

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Dodd discusses the treatment of children with different sexual orientations and supports civil unions.

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