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On the recordMarch 12, 2003
To liken a ban on a brutal procedure such as partial-birth abortion to the forced abortion policies of China is a fairly substantial stretch, and I do not accept that as an analogy. I do not think it holds up under any scrutiny. With respect to the other issue, let the record speak for itself.
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Rick Santorum
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the comparison between a ban on partial-birth abortion and China's forced abortion policies.

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