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James Lankford: “The four nations that allow elective abortions at 25 weeks…”

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

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Human dignity and public policy

Published | Video Starts at 11:07

In fact, there are only four countries in the world that will allow elective abortions at 25 weeks. We're one of those four. Want to take a guess on the other three? The four nations that allow elective abortions at 25 weeks or later are China, North Korea, Vietnam, and the United States. What an elite group. We're in the worst human rights violators in the world. We're in that group. And my challenge to people is, where does life begin? (11:07–11:17)

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Asserts that China, North Korea, Vietnam, and the United States allow elective abortions at 25 weeks or later.

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