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On the recordMarch 14, 2016
It is my belief--and I believe experience suggests it is valid--that the incidence of unplanned and unintended pregnancies has a direct relationship with the number of abortions.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin links access to family planning with reduced unintended pregnancies and abortions.

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