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James Lankford: “Four years ago the Supreme Court said, hey, this is not a…”

Featuring: James Lankford, Republican | U.S. Senate, Oklahoma

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Published | Video Starts at 06:22

In my perspective though, that has become a hotly contested issue for some reason now that some children get to have life and some children don't get to have life. So for me, I continue to be able to speak out for that. Four years ago the Supreme Court said, hey, this is not a federal issue, this is a state issue. And every single state can decide on their own what they want to do on this. But really it's a heart issue. (06:22–06:28)

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Asserts that the Supreme Court ruled four years ago that abortion is a state issue, not a federal one.

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