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Chris Smith: “Abortion is not healthcare unless one construes the life of an unborn child to be analogous to a tumor to be excised or…”

On the recordJanuary 8, 2026
Abortion is not healthcare unless one construes the life of an unborn child to be analogous to a tumor to be excised or a disease to be vanquished. I appeal to my colleagues: Don't ignore or trivialize the battered victim in the womb. Unborn babies need Members of Congress to be their friends and advocates, not powerful adversaries. Abortion violence must be replaced with compassion and empathy for women and respect for the weakest and most vulnerable.
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Chris Smith
Republican · New Jersey

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Addressing the issue of abortion and advocating for unborn children's rights.

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