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JD Vance: “There's something comparable between abortion and slavery [...] and that while the people who obviously suffer the most…”

On the recordOctober 19, 2021
There's something comparable between abortion and slavery [...] and that while the people who obviously suffer the most are those subjected to it, I think it has this morally distorting effect on the entire society.
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JD Vance
Republican · Ohio

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On the Catholic Currents podcast, comparing abortion to slavery.

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