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W. Todd Akin: “One, Do you think it's a good idea to abort little children? But the second question is a conscience question, Do you…”

On the recordMarch 10, 2010
One, Do you think it's a good idea to abort little children? But the second question is a conscience question, Do you think it's a good idea to force people to pay taxes and then use those taxes for something that they believe is the destruction of a human life? You know, one of the things that has really encouraged me--you just talked about that election in Massachusetts. You know, in America there's always been a few people that say they're agnostic or an atheist. And what really encouraged me about that election is that nobody can claim they're an atheist or agnostic anymore in America because only God could have elected a Republican in the State of Massachusetts. I mean, it couldn't have been done by anybody else.
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W. Todd Akin
Missouri
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govinfo.gov
Mar 10, 2010

Editor's note · Context

The speaker discusses the implications of government funding for abortions and reflects on a recent election in Massachusetts.

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