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Ron DeSantis: “But why would you--I mean, to me, it is not a question of--I mean, if you have an infant that is born alive, I mean, we…”

On the recordSeptember 22, 2016
But why would you--I mean, to me, it is not a question of--I mean, if you have an infant that is born alive, I mean, we have obviously had very powerful testimony, what would you lose by providing the infant treatment at that point?
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Ron DeSantis
Florida

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DeSantis questions the need for additional laws if infants are born alive.

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