James Lankford: “50 to 60% of those children at that age, even at 23 weeks of…”

“Wade, when a child is viable, and they left that undefined, then that child can be protected by the state. So my question to people is when a child could be delivered and survive. And even going back to CNN, 50 to 60% of those children at that age, even at 23 weeks of gestation, can and do survive and are healthy. Is that child alive? What does life mean? You see, I found the more that I have honest dialogue with people and get past pro choice, pro life, and actually …” (12:08–12:17)

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