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Greg Abbott: “Texas has done in our law and a law that I actually signed…”

Featuring: Greg Abbott, Republican | Governor of Texas

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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on border crisis and Trump's immigration policy with ABC News

Published | Video Starts at 06:25

You describe yourself as a pro life governor. Does life begin a conception for you in our fertilized embryos in those clinics, human beings. So what Texas has done in our law and a law that I actually signed, it exempted fertilized embryos from the abortion laws in the state of Texas. But more importantly, here is the statement that President Trump put out, and that was one that supports in vitro fertilization. And it's a position that's supported by a majority of Americans. (06:25–06:35)

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Claims Texas law exempts fertilized embryos from abortion laws.

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