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Rick Santorum: “To compare the killing of a fetus to the removal of an intestine--a fetus like in this picture, where you can see that…”

On the recordOctober 21, 2003
To compare the killing of a fetus to the removal of an intestine--a fetus like in this picture, where you can see that little hand, that is a 21-week-old. That is the age at which these children are killed by partial-birth abortion. To compare the killing and extinguishing of life to the removal of an intestine is----
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the implications of partial-birth abortion during a floor speech.

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