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On the recordOctober 31, 2017
It is ironic that while the 14th Amendment of the United States Constitution in 1868 humanized slaves, the United States Supreme Court of 1973 dehumanized the life of the being in utero.
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Steve King
Republican · Iowa

Editor's note · Context

King compares historical slavery rights to current abortion rights issues.

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