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On the recordNovember 3, 2021
The killing of a baby for the crimes of his or her father is never justice. In fact, that's injustice.
Said by
Hakeem Jeffries
Democratic · New York

Editor's note · Context

Jeffries argues against punishing children for their father's crimes in the context of abortion.

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