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Prolife & Prochoice

CAN THE DEMOCRATS ENLARGE THEIR TENT?

William J. Byron

I was not surprised when Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.) shocked a group of abortion-rights supporters last month by telling them that prochoice and prolife groups need to work together to reduce unwanted pregnancies. In 1994, just about two years into the first term of the Clinton presidency, I had the opportunity to ask the first lady whether her husband had had any recent (...)


 

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